Matthew Jay Budoff, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A. Professor of ... · Professor of Medicine UCLA School of Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Division of Cardiology Program Director Director

Matthew Jay Budoff, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.

Professor of Medicine

UCLA School of Medicine

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Division of Cardiology

Program Director

Director of Cardiac CT

PERSONAL HISTORY: Business: 1124 West Carson Street, RB-2

Torrance, CA 90502

Office (310) 222-4107

Fax (310) 787-0448

Marital Status: Married

E-Mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

B.S., University of California at Riverside

Major: Biochemistry Emphasis: Biology

September, 1982 - June, 1986

* Cum Laude Graduate

M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine

Washington, District of Columbia

August, 1986 - May, 1990

* Graduated with Distinction

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Harbor - UCLA

Torrance, California

June, 1990 - June, 1993

Cardiology Fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California

July, 1994 - June, 1997

LICENSURE

1991 State of California - G072496

BOARD CERTIFICATION

1993 - present Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

1997- present Diplomate, ABIM - Cardiovascular Diseases

2008-2018 Diplomate, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2010- present Professor of Medicine

David Geffen School of Medicine

2003 – Present Associate Professor of Medicine

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

1997 – 2003 Assistant Professor of Medicine

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Division of Cardiology

Torrance, CA

1996 - 1997 Chief Fellow,

Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Division of Cardiology

Torrance, CA

1993 - 1995 Academic Staff Physician,

St Mary's Medical Center, Department of Medical Education,

Long Beach, CA

1993 – Present Attending Physician,

Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Department of Medicine,

Torrance, CA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Chair, American Heart Association Heartwalk Committee for Harbor UCLA

ACC Annual Scientific Session Program Committee, 2013-2015

Los Angeles Biomedical Patent Committee, 2013-2016

SCCT Annual Scientific Meeting Committee Chair 2011-2013

SCCT Publications and Statements Committee 2010-2013

SCCT Working Groups Preventions Co-Chair 2012-2015

NASA Cardiovascular Risk Panel Member 2011-

Member, CTSI Scientific Advisory Board, 2011-2013

President, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2010-2011

Member, DCRI/ACC/AHA Think Tank on Radiation Safety, 2011

Member, writing group, “Clinical Recommendations for Multimodality

Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”, 2011

General Clinical Research Advisory Committee Member, 2010-2012

Chair, Ethics and Discipline Committee, CBCCT 2011

President Elect, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2009-2010,

Member, ACC Annual Scientific Session Program Committee 2010-2012

Member, ACC Imaging Council, 2010-2012

Co-Chair– Integrated Imaging Spotlight Committee, 2010-2012

Member, Coalition of Cardiovascular Organizations, 2009-2011

Member, writing group, ACCF Identification and Refinement of Cardiovascular

Risk in Asymptomatic Individuals

ACC/AHA/SCAI/SCCT/SAI-P/ACR writing group member - consensus

document on CT Angiography (D-CAD)

Member, Guidelines Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Computed

Tomography 2006-2010

Chair, Membership and Benefits Committee, Society of Cardiovascular

Computed Tomography, 2006-2010

Co-Chair, Bylaws and Nominating Committee, Society of Cardiovascular

Computed Tomography, 2009-2012

Los Angeles Biomedical Investment Committee, 2005-present

ACC representative to Center for Medical Technology Policy (CMTP)

ACCF Multimodality Imaging Task Force, Member 2007-present

ACC-AHA Cardiac Imaging Data Standards Committee 2007-2009

ACCF/AHA Writing group - Vascular Imaging with CT and MR, 2007

Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT),

Committee Member 2007-2008

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging and Prevention Committee –

2007-2009

ACC Advocacy Committee – 2007-present

Cardiovascular Imaging Coalition Member 2006-present

Council of Cardiovascular Organizations Member 2006-present

Representative to ICACTL (Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of

Computed Tomography Laboratories)-2006-present

Councilor, California Chapter ACC -2006-2008

Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention (SAI-P),

Vice President 2004-2006, President 2006-2008

Member, ACCF/AHA 2006 Clinical Expert Consensus Document Writing

Committee on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By Computed Tomography in

Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients with Chest

Pain, 2005-2007

American College of Cardiology, Chair, Writing group for Clinical

Competency of Cardiovascular Tomography

American College of Cardiology, Chair, CT Working Group

American College of Cardiology, Program Chair, CT/MR Spotlight, 2005

Western Regional Lipid Advisory Board, Executive Member

Southern California Lipid Working Group Member

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

American Heart Association – Cardiovascular Imaging and Intervention

Committee Member, Radiology Council 7/2000-6/2006

American Heart Association, Chair Writing Group, “Assessment of Coronary

Artery Calcification by Electron Beam and Multidetector Computed Tomography”

Member, Writing Group, AHA Scientific Statement, “Noninvasive Coronary

Angiography: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging”

Executive Board Member, American Heart Association Los Angeles Chapter

Chair, Writing Group, ACC COCATS 2 (Fellowship Training Guidelines for CT)

HONORS AND SPECIAL AWARDS

* Best Abstract Award by Society Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2013

* Best in American Medicine, 2013

* America’s Top Doctors 2012

* Top Doctors: Southern California 2012

* Southern California Super Doctors 2012

* US News Top Doctors – Cardiology, 2011

* Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship, 2011

* Named to Who’s Who in America, 2011

* Named to America’s Top Doctors – 2009, 2011

* Named to Southern California Superdoctors 2011

* Named to America’s Top Cardiologists 2010

* Names to 2000 Outstanding Scientists 2010

* Top Oral Abstract at American Heart Association 2009

* Fellow, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2009

* Awarded the International Einstein Award for Scientific Achievement - 2009

* Named to Leading Scientists of the World - 2009

* Named to Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare – 2009-2010

* Named to America’s Top Cardiologists – 2007, 2008

* Named to Who’s Who in Science and Engineering – 2008

* Named to Who’s Who in the World – 2008, 2009

* Marquis Who's Who in America - 2007

* Named to “Los Angeles Superdoctors” 2007, 2008

* Named to Mens Health Magazine - “America’s Top Doctors for Men 2007”

* Named to “America’s Top Doctors – Cardiovascular Disease 2007”

* Fellow Status, Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention, 2006

* Elite Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Cardiology – 2005, 2006

* Full-Time Faculty Retention Award, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

* 2004 Pioneer of Healthcare Reform, Physicians Advisory Board

* Elected to Board of American Heart Association, Los Angeles Chapter, 2004

* Elected to ‘Fellow’ status in American Heart Association, 2003

* Names 2003 Physician of the Year, Physicians Advisory Board, 2003

* Weitzman Award for Outstanding Young Faculty, 2000

* Elected to ‘Fellow’ status in American College of Cardiology, 1999

* ‘Continued Pursuit of Excellence in Medicine’ JCIR, 1999

* Chosen to “Outstanding Young Man of America”, 1998

* Hewlett Packard Research Fellowship Award, 1996-1997

* Bristol-Myers-Squibb ACC Fellowship Award, 1996

* Genentec/AHA/ACC Cardiovascular Meetings Grant, 1996

* Winner, ACP Regional Meeting Poster Session 1995, First Place

* Solomon Scholar Research Award, UCLA School of Medicine, 1993

* Chosen to “Who's Who among Rising Young Americans”, 1992

* Upjohn Achievement Award, 1990

* George Washington Award for Outstanding Achievements, 1990

* George Washington Medical School Golden Classmate Award, 1990

* Medical Alumni Achievement Award, 1990

* Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society), 1990

* Elected to Kane-King-Dodek Obstetrical Honor Society, 1990

* Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (Junior Year), 1989

* Phi Delta Epsilon's Philip Marcus Award For Outstanding Activity, 1988

* Watkins Award Winner (Outstanding Male Graduate of the Class of 1986)

* Chosen to “Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities” 1986

* Activities Honor Society, UC Riverside, 1986

RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED:

NIH Subcontract – MESA Calcium Scoring Grant, 2013-2017

NIH Subcontract – Diabetes Prevention Program Outcome Study CT Reading Center, 2010-2014

NIH Subcontract – Ectopic Fat in KEEPS, 09/2009-09/2011

RO1- Liver Fat in the MESA Study, 2009-2011 (PI-Budoff)

NIH Subcontract - RACED Study of Diabetes, 07/01/09-12/31/12

NIH Subcontract- MACS CT Angiography – Reading Center 2008-2013

NIH Subcontract- ACTG– Reading Center 2008-2013

NIH Subcontract- VACAS – CT Reading Center 2008-2013

NIH Subcontract- Univ of Hawaii – CT Reading Center 2008-2013

RO1- LV Size and Aortic Valve Calcium in MESA Study, 2003-2007 (PI-Budoff)

MESA Bathon 7/07-7/11- CT reading center - PI Budoff

NIH Subcontract MASALA - Evaluating coronary calcium in South Asians CT Reading Center

NIH Subcontract RACED Study of Diabetes, 07/01/06-12/31/12

MESA FAMILY 07/01/06-06/30/08 (Reading Center PI - Budoff)

MESA AORTA 07/01/06-2/28/07 (Reading Center PI -Budoff)

MESA AIR, 07/01/06-07/31/11 - (Reading Center PI- Budoff)

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, CT reading site 2001-2015 (PI – Budoff)

Prospective Cohort of Renal Insufficiency:Genetics of Atherosclerosis in Kidney Disease (PI-

Reilly)

Nabi Pharmaceuticals, PRECISE Study Reading Center, 2004-2008 (PI – Budoff)

NIH-Substudy, Multicenter Aids Cohort Study Reading Center, 2004-2009 (PI-Budoff)

Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study, Reading Center, 2005-2011 (PI – Budoff)

Fourjay Foundation – IVUS and EBCT, 2003-2004 (PI- Budoff)

RO1 – SBHW Progression of Coronary Calcium, 2000-2005 (PI – Detrano)

Drew – Effects of Testosterone on Atherosclerosis, 2003-2009 (PI-Budoff)

NIH- Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study, Reading Center, 2003-3007 (PI-Budoff)

NIH Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), CT reading site, 1999-2007 (PI-Budoff)

Co-Investigator: UC Tobacco Research fund, 7/1/97-6/30/00 (PI - Richard Casaburi)

Hewlett Packard Research Fellowship Award, 1996-1997

Genentec/AHA/ACC Cardiovascular Meetings Grant, 1996

Spinal Cord Research Foundation, 1/1/99 - 12/31/01 (PI - Matthew Budoff)

New Faculty Award, 1999

NIH-Cardia Study, Co-I, reading site, EBCT, 1999-2004 (PI – Budoff)

US PATENT 6,708,052 B1 March 16, 2004

Method and Apparatus for Cardiac Imaging with Minimized Cardiac Motion Artifact

S Mao, MJ Budoff - Inventors

US PATENT Pending

METHOD FOR THORACIC VERTEBRAL BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENT BY THORACIC

QUANTITATIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY – S Mao, MJ Budoff, C Dailing - Inventors

International LECTURES

11th

ASEAN Congress of Cardiology, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 1997

Advances in Ultrafast CT: an International Symposium; Hilton Head, SC, Oct 97

University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1997

ACC National Nuclear Cardiology Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, January 1999

National Cardiology Meetings, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 1999

International Expert Meeting on Vascular Calcifications, Coswig, Germany, April 1999

American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 22, 1999

European Society of Cardiology, Barcelona, Spain, August,1999

Japanese College of Cardiology International Symposium, Tokyo, Sept 13, 1999

Hong Kong Cardiology Meeting, Hong Kong, China 2000

National Cardiac Society, Ankara, Turkey, 2001

Second International Chinese EBT Meeting, Beijing, China, 2001

Indian Cardiac Society, Hyderabad, India 2001

British Cardiac Society, London, England 2002

Asean College of Cardiology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2002

South American Cardiac Society, Santiago, Chile, 2002

International Pharmacists Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, 2003

Royal Society of Medicine, London, England, 2003

International Health Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, 2004

Congresso Nazionale Della Societa Italiana Di Cardiologia, Naples Italy 2004

International Prevention Conference, Essen Germany, 2005

International Pharmacists Conference, Kyoto, Japan, 2005

Congress of German, Austrian and Swiss Societies of Angiology, Munich, Germany 2007

Cardiac Society of the Bahamas, Nassau, Bahamas, 2008

SCAI International Forum, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 2008

Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation, Toronto, Canada, December 2008

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2009

2nd

Annual SCAI International Forum, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, 2009

Cardiology Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), Sydney, Australia 2009

Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2009

Chilean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Viña del Mar, Chile 2009

Lebanese Society of Cardiology meeting at Beirut, Lebanon, 2010

Kobe Adventist Hospital, Kobe, Japan 2010

British Institute of Radiology Presidents Conference, London England 2011

Chinese Congress of Cardiology, Beijing China 2011

5th

Society of Cardiovascular CT Japan Forum, Tokyo Japan 2011

Medisys Conference, Montreal Canada 2012

Port Douglas Heart Meeting, Port Douglas, Queensland Australia, 2012

Chinese Forum of Cardiac CT, Beijing China 2012

Congress of Cardiovascular Health, Oslo Norway 2013

Influências Nutricionais na Prevenção das Doenças Cardiovasculares, Lisbon, Portugal 2013

Congres voor Nutri- & Fytotherapy, Brussels, Belgium 2013

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Annual Meeting, Montreal Canada 2013

Cardiology Society of Australia and New Zealand, Gold Coast Australia 2013

Journal Activities

Journal of Invasive Cardiology – Editorial Board

JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging – Editorial Board

Journal of American College of Cardiology – Editorial Board

Current Cardiology Reviews - Editorial Board

Cardiovascular Diabetology – Editorial Board

Clinical Cardiology - editorial board

Reviewer - Archives of Internal Medicine, Circulation, American Heart Journal, JAMA, Diabetes Care,

Investigative Radiology, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, Diabetologia, ATVB, Atherosclerosis,

Lancet, American Journal of Cardiology, Annals of Internal Medicine, Heart, Academic Radiology,

Cardiology, European Heart Journal, New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of American College of

Cardiology, Radiology.

RESEARCH PAPERS

Research Papers-Published 1. Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody AS, Kennedy JM, Lewis RJ, Agatston AS, Janowitz WR, Wolfkiel C,

Stanford W, Shields P, Brundage BH: Ultrafast Computed Tomography as a Diagnostic Modality in the

Detection of Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Study. Circulation 1996;93:898-904. PMID: 8598080

2. Detrano R, Hsiai T, Wang S, Puentes G, Fallavolita J, Shields P, Stanford W, Wolfkiel C, Georgiou D, Budoff M,

Reed J: Prognostic Value of Coronary Calcification and Angiographic Stenoses in Patients Undergoing

Coronary Angiography. JACC 1997;27: 285-290.

3. Guerci AD, Spadaro LA, Popma JJ, Goodman KJ, Brundage BH, Budoff MJ, Lerner G, Vizza RF: Electron Beam

Tomography of the Coronary Arteries: Relationship of Coronary Calcium Score to Arteriographic Findings in

Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Adults. Am J Cardio 1997;79:128-131

4. Kennedy JM, Shavelle RM, Wong SM, Budoff MJ, Detrano RC. Coronary Calcium and standard risk factors in

symptomatic patients referred for coronary angiography. Am Heart J 1998;135:696-702. PMID: 9539488

5. Budoff MJ, and Brundage BH: The Promise of Electron Beam Computed Tomography: screening for coronary

artery disease. Contemporary Internal Medicine 1998;10:1-8.

6. Budoff MJ, Gillespie R, Georgiou D, Narahara KA, French WJ, Mena I, Brundage BH: Comparison of Ultrafast

Computed Tomography and Sestamibi in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease. American Journal of

Cardiology 1998;81;682-687.

7. Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM, Lamont DH, Kim T, Akinwale P, Kennedy JM, Brundage BH. Usefulness of electron

beam computed tomography scanning for distinguishing ischemic from non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.

JACC 1998; 32:1173-1178. PMID: 9809922

8. Detrano RC, Wong ND, Shavelle R, Tang W, Doherty TM, Ginzton LE, Budoff MJ, Narahara KA. Coronary

calcium does not accurately predict near-term future cardiac events in high-risk adults. Circulation 1999:

99(20):2633-8.

9. Budoff MJ. Determination of Coronary Calcium with electron beam computed tomography. Medical Progress

1999:26;31-35.

10. Budoff MJ, Oudiz RJ, Zalace CP, Bakhsheshi H, Goldberg SL, French WJ, Rami TG, Brundage BH:

Intravenous Three Dimensional Coronary Angiography Using Contrast Enhanced Electron Beam Computed

Tomography. American Journal of Cardiology 1999; 83:840-845.

11. Mao SS, Budoff MJ, Oudiz RJ, Bakhsheshi H, Wang SJ, Brundage BH. Effect of Exercise on Left and Right

Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Wall Motion in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: An Electron Beam

Computed Tomography Study. International J Cardiology 1999:71;23-31.

12. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Wang S, Bakhsheshi H, Brundage BH. A Simple Single Slice Method for

Measurement of Left and right atrial volume by Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Academic

Radiology 1999;6:481-486.

13. Budoff MJ and Brundage BH: Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Screening for coronary artery

disease. Clinical Cardiology 1999: 22; 554-558.

14. Budoff MJ. Electron Beam Tomography is the best method to detect coronary calcification. J Am Coll

Cardiol 1999:34;247-8.

15. Lu B, Dai RP, Bai H, He S, Jing BL, Zhuang N, Gao RL, Chen JL, Budoff MJ. Detection and Analysis of

Intracoronary Artery Stent After PTCA Using Contrast-Enhanced Three-Dimensional Electron Beam

Tomography. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2000;12:1-6.

16. Budoff MJ. Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Calcification and Lipid Lowering

Therapies. Z Kardiol 2000;89 Suppl 2:130-4.

17. Mao S, Lu B, Oudiz RJ, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery motion in Electron Beam

Tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2000;24:253-258.

18. Le T, Ko JY, Kim HT, Akinwale P, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Echocardiography and Electron Beam

Tomography in Differentiating the Etiology of Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology 2000;23:417-420. PMID:

10875031

19. Budoff MJ, Lu B, Mao SS, Bakhsheshi H, Zhuang N, Liu SCK, French WJ. Evaluation of Fluid Collection

in the Pericardial Sinuses and Recesses: Noncontrast-enhanced electron beam tomography. Invest Radiol

2000;35(6):359-65.

20. Mascola A, Ko J, Bakhsheshi H, Budoff MJ. Electron Beam Tomography Comparison of Culprit and Non-

Culprit Coronary Arteries in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction. American J Cardiol 2000: Jun

1;85(11):1357-1359.

21. Budoff MJ, Lane KL, Bakhsheshi H, Mao SS, Grassman BO, Friedman BC, Brundage BH. Rates of

Progression of Coronary Calcification by Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Am J Cardiol 2000; Jul

1;86(1):8-11. PMID: 10867084

22. Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, Lamont DH, Shavelle RM, Kennedy JM, Brundage BH. Exercise testing and

electron beam computed tomography in the evaluation of coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol

2000;36(1):32-8. PMID: 10898409

23. Bakhsheshi H, Mao SS, Budoff MJ, Lu B, Brundage BH. Preview Method for Electron Beam Scanning of

the Coronary Arteries. Acad Radiol 2000;7:620-6.

24. Lu B, Dai R, MD, Bai H, He S, Jiang S, Zhuang S, Budoff MJ. The Effects of Scanning and Reconstruction

Parameters on Image Quality of Three-dimensional Electron-beam Tomographic Angiography: Coronary

Artery Phantom Study. Acad Rad 2000;7:927-33.

25. Budoff MJ, Baksheshi H, Lu B. Visualization of AICD Patches using Electron Beam

Angiography. Circulation 2000;102:e103-4.

26. Lu B, Dai RP, Jing BL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Sun LZ, Budoff MJ. Electron Beam

Computed Tomography with Three-Dimensional Reconstruction in the Diagnosis of Aortic Diseases. J

Cardiovasc Surg 2000:41:659-68.

27. Shavelle DM, Budoff MB. Evaluating coronary artery disease-where does EBCT fit in. Reply. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2001;37:336-7.

28. Baik HK, Budoff MJ, Lane KL, Bakhsheshi H, Brundage BH. Accurate Measures of Ejection Fraction

Using Electron Beam Tomography, Radionuclide Angiography, and Catheterization Angiography. Int J

Cardiac Imaging 2000;16:391-398.

29. Mao S, Budoff MJ, Oudiz RJ, Bakhsheshi H, Wang S, Brundage BH. A simple single slice method for

measurement of left and right ventricular enlargement by electron beam tomography. Int J Card Imaging

2000;16;383-390.

30. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Zalace CP, Bakhsheshi H, Oudiz RJ. Comparison of spiral and electron beam

tomography in the evaluation of coronary calcification in asymptomatic persons. Int J Cardiol 2001;77:181-

188.

31. Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Bakhsheshi H, Yamamoto H, Takasu J, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery

motion during the cardiac cycle and optimal ECG triggering for coronary artery imaging. Invest Radiol

2001;36:250-256. PMID: 11323512

32. Khaleeli E, Peters SR, Bobrowsky K, Oudiz RJ, Ko JY, Budoff MJ. The use of electron

beam computed tomography in diabetics. Am Heart J 2001; Apr;141(4):637-44. PMID: 11275932

33. Baik HK, Budoff MJ. Three-dimensional visualization of non-obstructive coronary

artery stenosis using electron beam tomography. Clin Card 2001 24: 257.

34. Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ, Brundage BH. Safety of EBCT contrast injection studies in severe pulmonary

hypertension. Int J Card Imag 2000;16: 383-390.

35. Lu B, Dai RP, Jing BL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Wu QY,Budoff MJ. Evaluation of coronary artery bypass

graft patency using three-dimensional reconstruction and flow study on electron beam angiography. J

Comput Assist Tomogr 2000;24:663-670.

36. Lu B, Dai RP, Bai H, He S, Jing BL, Zhuang N, Gao RL, Yang YJ, Chen JL, Budoff MJ. Evaluation of

Electron Beam Tomographic Coronary Arteriography with Three-Dimensional Reconstruction in Healthy

Subjects. Angiology 2000: 51;895-904.

37. Mao SS, Bakhsheshi H, Lu B, Liu SCK, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ. Effect of ECG Triggering on

Reproducibility of Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring. Radiology. 2001 Sep;220(3):707-11.

38. Lu B, Dai RP, Jiang SL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Sun XG, Budoff MJ. Effects of windowing and

thresholding in three-dimensional rendering techniques: A coronary artery phantom study using

electron-beam angiography. Acad Radiol. 2001 Aug;8(8):754-61.

39. Mao SS, Budoff MJ, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SCK. Improved Reproducibility of Coronary Artery

Calcium Scoring by Electron Beam Tomography with a New ECG Trigger Method. Invest Radiol. 2001

Jul;36(7):363-7.

40. Lu B, Budoff MJ, Bai H, He S, Jing BL, Jiang SL, Zhuang N, Sun XG, Dai R. Coronary Artery

Stenoses: A Phantom Study Using Contrast Enhanced Three-dimensional Electron Beam

Tomography. Clin Imaging. 2001 Mar-Apr;25(2):95-100.

41. Budoff MJ, Raggi P. Coronary Artery Disease Progression Assessed by Electron Beam Tomography. Am J

Cardiol. 2001 Jul 19;88(2-A):46E-50E. Review.

42. Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Kaufer E, Kennedy JM, Lu B, Brundage BH. Screening patients with chest pain in

the emergency department using electron beam tomography: a follow-up study.J Am Coll Cardiol.

2001;38(1):105-10. PMID: 11451257

43. Mao SS, Budoff MJ, Bin L, Liu SCK. The optimal ECG trigger point in Electron Beam Volumetric

Studies: 3 electrocardiographic trigger methods for minimizing motion artifacts. Acad Rad 2001;

;8(11):1107-15.

44. Budoff MJ. C-Reactive protein and electron beam computed tomography: a perfect match? J Am Coll Cardiol.

2001 Mar 1;37(3):971-2.

45. Budoff MJ. Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification. J Clin Out Manag 2001:8;42-48.

46. Budoff MJ, Raggi P, Berman D, Arad Y, Guerci AD, Callister TQ, Diamond GA. Continuous Probabilistic

Prediction of Angiographically Significant Coronary Artery Disease Using Electron Beam Tomography.

Circulation. 2002 Apr 16;105(15):1791-6.

47. Shavelle DM, Takasu J, Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Zhao QX, O’Brien KD. HMG CoA reductase inhibitor (statin)

and aortic valve calcium. Lancet. 2002 Mar 30;359(9312):1125-6. PMID: 11943265

48. Lu B, Zhuang N, Mao SS, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SC, Budoff MJ. Image quality of three-dimensional electron beam

coronary angiography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Mar-Apr;26(2):202-9.

49. Wong ND, Budoff MJ, Pio J, Detrano RC. Coronary Calcium and Cardiovascular Event Risk: Evaluation

by Age- and Gender-Specific Quartiles. Am Heart J. 2002 Mar;143(3):456-9.

50. Budoff MJ, Yang T, Shavelle RM, Lamont DH, Brundage BH. Ethnic differences in coronary atherosclerosis. J

Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Feb 6;39(3):408-12.

51. Lu B, Dai RP, Zhuang N, Budoff MJ. Noninvasive assessment of coronary artery bypass graft patency and

flow characteristics by electron-beam tomography. J Invasive Cardiol. 2002 Jan;14(1):19-24.

52. Budoff MJ. Comparison of spiral and electron beam tomography in the evaluation of coronary calcification in

asymptomatic persons. Int J Cardiol. 2002 Mar;82(3):299.

53. Lu B, Budoff MJ, Zhuang N, Child J, Bakhsheshi H, Carson S, Mao SS. Causes of interscan variability of

coronary artery calcium measurements at electron beam CT. Acad Radiol 2002;9:654-661.

54. Lamont DH, Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM, Shavelle R, Brundage BH, Hagar JM: Coronary calcium scanning adds

incremental value to patients with positive stress tests. Am Heart J. 2002 May;143(5):861-7

55. Budoff MJ, Shokooh S, Shavelle RM, Kim HT, French WJ. Electron beam tomography and angiography: Sex

differences. Am Heart J. 2002 May;143(5):877-82. PMID: 12040352

56. Budoff MJ, Mao S, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Zhao XQ, O'Brien KD. Reproducibility of electron-beam CT

measures of aortic valve calcification. Acad Radiol 2002 Oct;9(10):1122-7. PMID: 12385506

57. Lu B, Zhuang N, Mao SS, Child J, Carson S, Bakhsheshi H, Budoff MJ. EKG-triggered CT data acquisition

to reduce variability in coronary arterial calcium score. Radiology. 2002 Sep;224(3):838-44.

58. Yamamoto H, Budoff MJ, Lu B, Takasu J, Oudiz RJ, Mao S. Reproducibility of three different scoring systems

for measurement of coronary calcium. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2002 Oct;18(5):391-7. PMID: 12194680

59. Budoff MJ, Mao S, Lu B, Takasu J, Child J, Carson S, Fisher H. Ability of calibration phantom to reduce the

interscan variability in electron beam computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002;26(6):886-91.

PMID:12488730

60. Budoff MJ, Lu B, Mao S. Gadolinium-enhanced Three-dimensional Electron Beam Coronary Angiography. J

Comput Assist Tomogr. 2002 Nov-Dec;26(6):879

61. Budoff MJ. Atherosclerosis Imaging and Coronary Calcification. British J Cardiology 2002:9:394-400.

62. Budoff MJ. Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Calcification and Lipid Lowering Interventions. Z Kardiol

2000: 89;II/130-134.

63. Altunkan S, Erdogan N, Altin L, Budoff MJ. Relation of Coronary Artery Calcium to Left Ventricular Mass and

Geometry in patients with Essential Hypertension. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2003;8: 9-15. PMID: 12604929

64. Hecht H, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ. C Reactive Protein and Electron Beam Tomography. Circulation. 2003

May 13;107(18):e123-4.

65. Hatwalkar A, Agrawal N, Reiss DS, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Prevalence and Severity of Coronary

Calcium Determined by Electron Beam Tomography among Various Ethnic Groups. Am J Cardiol

2003;91(10):1225-7.

66. Budoff MJ, Flores F, Tsai J, Frandsen T, Yamamoto H, Takasu J. Measures of Brachial Artery Distensibility

in relation to coronary calcification. Am J Hypertens. 2003;16(5):350-5. PMID:12745195

67. Mao SS, Child J, Carson S, Liu SCK, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ. Sensitivity to detect small coronary artery

calcium lesions with varying slice thickness. Invest Radiol. 2003 Mar;38(3):183-7.

68. Budoff MJ. Diabetics and Coronary Calcium: Risk Stratification, Compliance and Plaque Progression.

Diabetes Care. 2003;26(2):541-2. PMID: 12547898

69. Yamamoto H, Shavelle DM, Takasu J, Lu B, Mao SS, Fisher H, Budoff MJ. Valvular and Thoracic Aortic

Calcium as a Marker of the Extent and Severity of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease. Am Heart J

2003;146:153-9. PMID: 12809416

70. Raggi P, Cooil B, Shaw LJ, Aboulhson J, Takasu J, Budoff M, Callister TQ. Progression of coronary

calcium on serial electron beam tomographic scanning is greater in patients with future myocardial infarction.

Am J Cardiol. 2003;92(7):827-9. PMID: 14516885

71. Budoff MJ. CT and EBT non-invasively assess coronary lumens. Diagnostic Imaging 2003:11:1-8.

72. Budoff MJ. Atherosclerosis imaging and calcified plaque: coronary artery disease risk assessment. Prog

Cardiovasc Dis. 2003;46(2):135-48.

73. Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, Buljubasic N, Wu AH, Takasu J, Rosales J, Otto CM, Zhao XQ, O'Brien KD.

Usefulness of aortic valve calcium scores by electron beam computed tomography as a marker for aortic

stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2003;92(3):349-53. PMID: 12888153

74. Merjanian R, Budoff M, Adler S, Berman N, Mehrotra R. Coronary artery, aortic and valvular calcification

in non-dialyzed individuals with type 2 diabetes and renal disease. Kidney International 2003;64:263-271.

PMID: 12787418

75. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Duerinckx A. Clinical Utility of Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance

Techniques for Noninvasive Coronary Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 42;1867-78.

76. Reaven PD, Thurmond D, Domb A, Gerkin R, Budoff MJ, Goldman S. Comparison of frequency of

coronary artery calcium in healthy Hispanic versus non-Hispanic white men by electron beam computed

tomography. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Nov 15;92(10):1198-200.

77. Mao S, Takasu J, Child J, Carson S, Oudiz R, Budoff MJ. Comparison of LV mass and volume

measurements derived from electron beam tomography using cine imaging and angiographic imaging. Int J

Cardiovasc Imaging. 2003 Oct;19(5):439-45. PMID: 14609196

78. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Post WS, Fishman EK, Mahesh M, Lima JA, Blumenthal RS. Electron Beam CT vs.

Helical CT scans of coronary arteries: current utility and future directions. American Heart Journal

2003:146:949-77.

79. Mao S, Lu B, Takasu J, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ. Measurement of the RT interval on ECG records during

electron beam CT. Acad Radiol 2003;10:638-43. PMID:12809417

80. Takasu J, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Aortic atherosclerosis detected with electron-beam CT as a predictor of

obstructive coronary artery disease. Acad Radiol 2003;10;631-7.

81. Davis Z, Garber D, Clark S, Roth H, Bufalino V, Budoff MJ, Mao S, Jacobs HK. Long-term patency of

coronary grafts with endoscopically harvested saphenous veins determined by contrast-enhanced electron

beam computed tomography. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Mar;127:823-8.

82. Budoff MJ, Ehrlich J, Hecht HS, Rumberger JA. Use of coronary calcification scores to predict coronary

heart disease. JAMA. 2004 Apr 21;291(15):1832

83. Lu B, Shavelle DM, Mao SS, Chen L, Child J, Carson S, Budoff MJ. Improved accuracy of noninvasive

electron beam coronary angiography. Invest Radiol. 2004 Feb;39(2):73-9.

84. Raggi P, Budoff MJ, Chertow GM. Screening to prevent coronary events or screening to detect obstruction?

Am J Kidney Dis. 2004 May;43(5):940.

85. Nasir K, Raggi P, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Coronary artery

calcium volume scores on electron beam tomography in 12,936 asymptomatic adults. Am J Cardiol. 2004

May 1;93(9):1146-9.

86. Nasir K, Redberg RF, Budoff MJ, Hui E, Post WS, Blumenthal RS. Utility of Stress Testing and Coronary

Calcification Measurement for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Women. Arch Intern Med.

2004;164:1610-1620

87. Budoff MJ. Tracking progression of heart disease with cardiac computed tomography. J Cardiovasc

Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Jun;9(2):75-82.

88. Desai MY, Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Relation of

degree of physical activity to coronary artery calcium score in asymptomatic individuals with multiple

metabolic risk factors. Am J Cardiol 2004 Sep;94(6):729-32. PMID: 15374775

89. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Flores FR, Niihara Y, Lu B, Lau BH, Rosen RT, Amagase H. Inhibiting Progression

of coronary calcification using aged garlic extract in patients receiving statin therapy: a preliminary study.

Preventive Medicine 2004;39:985-991. PMID:15475033

90. Nasir K, Michos ED, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Coronary artery

calcification and family history of premature coronary heart disease: sibling history is more strongly

associated than parental history. Circulation. 2004 Oct 12;110(15):2150-6.

91. Shinbane JS, Girsky MJ, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Thebesian Valve Imaging with Electron Beam CT

Angiography. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2004 Sep;27(9):1331-2. PMID: 15461731

92. Lu B, Zhuang N, Mao SS, Child J, Carson S, Budoff MJ. Baseline Heart Rate-adjusted

Electrocardiographic Triggering for Coronary Artery Electron-Beam CT Angiography. Radiology. 2004 Sep

30. Nov;233(2):590-5. PMID: 15459327

93. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Christenson P, Ipp E, Takasu J, Gupta A, Norris K, Adler S. Determinants of

coronary artery calcification in diabetics with and without nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2004 Nov;66(5):2022-

31. PMID: 15496175

94. Desai MY, Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Rumberger JA, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Underlying risk

factors incrementally add to the standard risk estimate in detecting subclinical atherosclerosis in low- and

intermediate-risk middle-aged asymptomatic individuals. Am Heart J. 2004 Nov;148(5):871-7.

95. Shinbane JS, Girsky MJ, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Thebesian Valve Imaging with Electron Beam CT

Angiography: Implications for resynchronization therapy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2004;27:1566-156.

PMID:15546315

96. Budoff MJ, MacLean C, Shekelle PG. Quality indicators for the management of ischemic heart disease in

vulnerable older persons. Rand 2004;6:1-36.

97. Mieres JH, Shaw LJ, Arai A, Budoff MJ, Flamm SD, Hundley WG, Marwick TH, Mosca L, Patel AR,

Quinones MA, Redberg RF, Taubert KA, Taylor AJ, Thomas GS. The Role of Non-Invasive Testing in the

Clinical Evaluation of Women with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease:American Heart Association

Consensus Statement. Circulation. 2005;111:682-696.

98. Budoff MJ. Noninvasive coronary angiography using computed tomography. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther

2005: 3; 123-32.

99. Mehrotra R, Westenfeld R, Christenson P, Budoff M, Ipp E, Takasu J, Guta A, Norris K, Ketteler M, Adler

S. Serum Fetuin-A in non-dialyzed patients with diabetic nephropathy: Relationship with coronary artery

calcification. Kidney International 2005;68:1070-1077. PMID: 15698447

100. Michos ED, Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Vasamreddy C, Braunstein JB, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS.

Relation of Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Metabolic Risk Factors to Risk of

Coronary Arterial Calcium in Asymptomatic Subjects. Am J Cardiol 2005;95:655–657

101. Budoff MJ, Lu B, Shinbane JS, Chen

L; Child J, Carson S, Mao SS. Methodology for Improved

Detection of Coronary Stenoses with Computed Tomographic Angiography. Am Heart J 2004:

Dec;148(6):1085-90. PMID: 15632897

102. Budoff MJ. Noninvasive coronary angiography using computed tomography. Expert Rev Cardiovasc

Ther. 2005 Jan;3(1):123-32.

103. Shinbane JS, Girsky MJ, Chau A, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Three-dimensional computed tomography

imaging of left atrial anatomy for atrial fibrillation ablation. Clin Cardiol. 2005;28:100. PMID: 15757082

104. Budoff MJ, Shinbane JS, Oudiz RJ, Child J, Carson S, Chau A.; Tseng P; Gao Y, Mao S. Comparison

of Coronary Artery Calcium Screening Image Quality between C-150 and e-Speed Electron Beam Scanners.

Acad Radiol. 2005 Mar;12(3):309-12. PMID: 15766691

105. Takasu J, Shavelle DM, O'brien KD, Babaei A, Rosales J, Mao S, Fischer H, Budoff MJ. Association

between progression of aortic valve calcification and coronary calcification Assessment by electron beam

tomography. Acad Radiol 2005;12(3):298-304. PMID: 15766689

106. Budoff MJ, Chen GPW, Hunter CJ, Takasu J, Agrawal N, Sorochinsky B, Mao SS. Effects of Hormone

Replacement on Progression of Coronary Calcium as Measured by Electron Beam Tomography. J Women’s

Health 2005;14; 389-396

107. Raggi P, Cooil B, Ratti C, Callister TQ, Budoff M. Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium and

Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus. Hypertension.

2005;46(1):238-43. PMID: 15851627

108. Aboulhosn J, Shavelle DM, Matthews R, French WJ, Buljubasic N, Budoff MJ. Images in cardiology:

Electron beam angiography of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure. Clin Cardiol. 2004;27(12):702-703.

PMID: 15628115

109. Nasir K, Raggi, P, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Electron Beam Tomography in Women:

Is It a Valuable Test? Cardiology in Review 2005; 13(4):174-183.

110. Rasouli L, Budoff MJ, Park R, Aziz DC. Plasma Homocysteine Predicts Progression of Atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis 2005; 181(1):159-65. PMID:15939068

111. Aboulhosn J, French WJ, Buljubasic N, Matthews RV, Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM. Electron beam

angiography for the evaluation of percutaneous atrial septal defect closure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005

Aug;65(4):565-8.PMID: 15926188

112. Shinbane JS, Budoff MJ. Computed tomographic cardiovascular imaging. Stud Health Technol Inform.

2005;113:148-81. PMID:15923741

113. Michos ED, Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Post WS, Blumenthal RS. Framingham

risk equation underestimates subclinical atherosclerosis risk in asymptomatic women. Atherosclerosis. 2006

Jan;184(1):201-6. PMID: 15907856

114. O'Brien KD, Probstfield JL, Caulfield MT, Nasir K, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Wu AH, Zhao XQ, Budoff

MJ. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and change in aortic valve calcium. Arch Intern Med. 2005

Apr 25;165(8):858-62. PMID:15851635

115. Budoff MJ, Yu D, Nasir K, Mehrotra R, Chen L, Takasu J, Agrawal N, Liu ST, Blumenthal RS.

Diabetes and progression of coronary calcium under the influence of statin therapy. Am Heart J. 2005

Apr;149(4):695-700. PMID: 15990755

116. Budoff MJ, Chen RP, Hunter CJ, Takasu J, Agrawal N, Sorochinsky B, Mao S. Effects of hormone

replacement on progression of coronary calcium as measured by electron beam tomography. J Womens

Health (Larchmt). 2005 Jun;14(5):410-7. PMID: 15989413

117. Budoff MJ, Cohen MC, Garcia MJ, Hodgson JMcB, Hundley WG, Lima AC, Manning WJ, Pohost

GM, Raggi PM, Rodgers GP, Rumberger JA, Taylor AJ. ACC/AHA clinical competence statement on

cardiac imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance: a report of the American College of

Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/ American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical

Competence (ACC/AHA Committee on CV Tomography). J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:383–402. PMID:

16046290

118. Budoff MJ. Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification. Vasc Dis Prev 2005;2:2-10.

119. Kalia NK, Miller LG, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Agrawal N, Budoff MJ. Visualizing coronary calcium is

associated with improvements in adherence to statin therapy. Atherosclerosis 2006 Apr;185(2):394-9.

PMID: 16051253

120. Mao S, Shinbane JS, Girsky MJ, Child J, Carson S, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ Coronary venous imaging

with electron beam computed tomographic angiography: Three-dimensional mapping and relationship with

coronary arteries. Am Heart J. 2005;150:315-22. PMID: 16086937

121. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Hokanson JE, Ipp E, Takasu J, Adler S. Progression of coronary artery

calcification in diabetics with and without chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 2005;68(3):1258-6. PMID:

16105059

122. Budoff MJ, Jacob B, Rasouli ML, Yu D, Chang RS, Shavelle DM. Comparison of Electron Beam

Computed Tomography and Technetium Stress Testing in Differentiating Cause of Dilated Versus Ischemic

Cardiomyopathy. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2005;29:699–703. PMID: 16163046

123. Budoff MJ, Cohen MC, Garcia MJ, Hodgson JM, Hundley WG, Lima JA, Manning WJ, Pohost GM,

Raggi PM, Rodgers GP, Rumberger JA, Taylor AJ, Creager MA, Hirshfeld JW Jr, Lorell BH, Merli G,

Rodgers GP, Tracy CM, Weitz HH; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American Heart

Association; American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence; American Society of

Echocardiography; American Society of Nuclear Cardiology; Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging; Society for

Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

ACCF/AHA clinical competence statement on cardiac imaging with computed tomography and magnetic

resonance. Circulation. 2005 Jul 26;112(4):598-617. PMID: 16046290

124. Santos RD, Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Braunstein JB, Meneghelo R, Barreiros M, Pereirinha

A, Carvalho JA, Blumenthal RS, Raggi P. Difference in atherosclerosis burden in different nations and

continents assessed by coronary artery calcium. Atherosclerosis 2006: 2006 Aug;187(2):378-84.

125. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Mao S, Tseng PH, Chau A, Liu ST, Flores F, Blumenthal RS.

Ethnic differences of the presence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2006;185: 394–

399. PMID: 16246347

126. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Katz R, Mao S, Shavelle DM, O'brien KD, Blumenthal RS, Carr JJ, Kronmal R.

Reproducibility of CT Measurements of Aortic Valve Calcification, Mitral Annulus Calcification, and Aortic

Wall Calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Acad Radiol. 2006;13(2):166-72. PMID:

16428051

127. Budoff MJ, Shinbane JS, Child J, Carson S, Chau A, Liu SH, Mao S. Multiphase contrast medium

injection for optimization of computed tomographic coronary angiography. Acad Radiol. 2006;13(2):159-65.

PMID: 16428050

128. Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium Scanning. Am Heart Hosp J 2006;4:43-50. PMID: 16470104

129. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Fayad Z, Berman DS, Poon M, Taylor AJ, Uretsky BF, WilliamsKA. Task

Force 12: training in advanced cardiovascular imaging (computed tomography): endorsed by the American

Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of

Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.J Am Coll

Cardiol 2006:47;915–20. PMID: 16487874

130. Budoff MJ, Gul K. Computed tomographic cardiovascular imaging. Semin Ultrasound CT MR.

2006;27(1):32-41. PMID: 16562570

131. Shavelle DM, Buljabasic N, Takasu J, Babai A, Rosales J, Budoff MJ, O'brien KD. Validation of the

Severity Index by Cardiac Catheterization and Doppler Echocardiography in Patients with Aortic Sclerosis

and Stenosis. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2006 Mar 21;4(1):12 PMID: 16551359

132. Budoff M. Aged garlic extract retards progression of coronary artery calcification. J Nutr. 2006

Mar;136(3 Suppl):741S-744S. PMID: 16484554

133. Rivlin RS, Budoff M, Amagase H. Significance of garlic and its constituents in cancer and

cardiovascular disease. J Nutr. 2006 Mar;136(3):v.

134. Budoff MJ. Prevalence of Soft Plaque Detection with Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol

2006;48; 319–21

135. Rasouli ML, Shavelle DM, French WJ, McKay CR, Budoff MJ. Assessment of coronary plaque

morphology by contrast-enhanced computed tomographic angiography: comparison with intravascular

ultrasound. Coronary Artery Disease 2006, 17:359–364. PMID: 16707959

136. Katz R, Wong ND, Kronmal R, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Bertoni AG, Budoff MJ, O'Brien

KD. Features of the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus as predictors of aortic valve calcification in

the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2006 May 2;113(17):2113-9. PMID: 16636166

137. Chau A, Gopal A, Mao S, Tseng PH, Fischer H, Budoff MJ.Comparison of three generations of electron

beam tomography on image noise and reproducibility, a phantom study. Invest Radiol. 2006;41(6):522-6.

PMID: 16763471

138. Hecht HS, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, Ehrlich J, Rumberger JA. Coronary artery calcium scanning:

Clinical paradigms for cardiac risk assessment and treatment. Am Heart J. 2006 Jun;151(6):1139-46.

139. Gul KM, Mao SS, Gao Y, Oudiz RJ, Rasouli ML, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Noninvasive gadolinium-

enhanced three dimensional computed tomography coronary angiography. Acad Radiol. 2006;13(7):840-

9.PMID: 16777558

141. Orakzai SH, Orakzai RH, Nasir K, Budoff MJ. Assessment of Cardiac Function Using Multidetector

Row Computed Tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2006; 30(4):555-63. PMID: 16845283

142. Naghavi M, Falk E, Hecht HS, Jamieson MJ, Kaul S, Berman D, Fayad Z, Budoff MJ, Rumberger J,

Naqvi TZ, Shaw LJ, Faergeman O, Cohn J, Bahr R, Koenig W, Demirovic J, Arking D, Herrera VL,

Badimon J, Goldstein JA, Rudy Y, Airaksinen J, Schwartz RS, Riley WA, Mendes RA, Douglas P, Shah PK;

for the SHAPE Task Force. From Vulnerable Plaque to Vulnerable Patient-Part III: Executive Summary of

the Screening for Heart Attack Prevention and Education (SHAPE) Task Force Report. Am J Cardiol. 2006

Jul 17;98(2 Suppl 1):2-15.

143. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kuwae N, Regidor DL, Kovesdy CP, Kilpatrick RD, Shinaberger CS, McAllister CJ,

Budoff MJ, Salusky IB, Kopple JD. Survival predictability of time-varying indicators of bone disease in

maintenance hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int. 2006;70(4):771-80. PMID: 16820797

144. Budoff MJ. Computed tomography: new horizons. Tex Heart Inst J. 2006;33(2):197-200.

145. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Blumenthal RS, Carr JJ, Goldin JG, Greenland P, Guerci AD, Lima JAC,

Rader DJ, Rubin GD, Shaw LJ, Wiegers SE. Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed

Tomography, A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Committee on Cardiovascular

Imaging and Intervention, Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention, and Committee on Cardiac

Imaging, Council on Clinical Cardiology. Circulation 2006 ;114(16):1761-91. PMID: 17015792

146. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Gopalakrishnan D. Cardiac computed tomography: diagnostic utility and

integration in clinical practice. Clin Cardiol. 2006 Sep;29(9 Suppl 1):I4-14.PMID: 17009573

147 Budoff MJ, Fischer H, Gopal A. Incidental findings with cardiac CT evaluation-Should we read beyond

the heart? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006;68(6):965-973. PMID: 17086525

148. Orakzai SH, Orakzai RH, Nasir K, Santos RD, Edmundowicz D, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS.

Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: racial profiling is necessary! Am Heart J. 2006;152(5):819-27. PMID:

17070140

149. Budoff MJ, Ahmed V, Gul KM, Mao SS, Gopal A. Coronary Anomalies by Cardiac Computed

Tomographic Angiography. Clin Card 2006;29:489-93. PMID: 17133845

150. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Non-invasive Computed Tomography Angiography of the Coronaries – Is There

Enough Evidence? Interventional Cardiology 2006;2:24-26.

151. Budoff MJ. Cardiac CT in the Emergency Room. Applied Radiology 2006;supplement;48-55.

152. Greenland P, Bonow RO, Brundage BH, Budoff MJ, Eisenberg MJ, Grundy SM, Lauer MS, Post WS,

Raggi P, Redberg RF, Rodgers GP, Shaw LJ, Taylor AJ, Weintraub WS, Harrington RA, Abrams J,

Anderson JL, Bates ER, Eisenberg MJ, Grines CL, Hlatky MA, Lichtenberg RC, Lindner JR, Pohost GM,

Schofield RS, Shubrooks SJ Jr, Stein JH, Tracy CM, Vogel RA, Wesley DJ. Coronary Artery Calcium

Scoring: ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Expert Consensus Document on Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring By

Computed Tomography in Global Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and in Evaluation of Patients With Chest

Pain. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:378-402. PMID:17239724

153. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Coronary calcium: does it still play a role in the age of CT angiography. Expert

Review of Cardiovascular Therapy 2007;5:1-3.

154. Greenland P, Bonow RO, Brundage BH, Budoff MJ, Eisenberg MJ, Grundy SM, Lauer MS, Post WS,

Raggi P, Redberg RF, Rodgers GP, Shaw LJ, Taylor AJ, Weintraub WS, Harrington RA, Abrams J,

Anderson JL, Bates ER, Grines CL, Hlatky MA, Lichtenberg RC, Lindner JR, Pohost GM, Schofield RS,

Shubrooks SJ Jr, Stein JH, Tracy CM, Vogel RA, Wesley DJ; American College of Cardiology Foundation

Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000 Expert

Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography); Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and

Prevention; Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical expert consensus

document on coronary artery calcium scoring by computed tomography in global cardiovascular risk

assessment and in evaluation of patients with chest pain: a report of the American College of Cardiology

Foundation Clinical Expert Consensus Task Force (ACCF/AHA Writing Committee to Update the 2000

Expert Consensus Document on Electron Beam Computed Tomography). Circulation. 2007 Jan

23;115(3):402-26.

155. Budoff MJ, Rasouli ML, Shavelle DM, Gopal A, Gul KM, Mao SS, Liu SH, McKay CR. Cardiac CT

Angiography (CTA) and Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)-A Comparison in Detecting

Significant Coronary Artery Disease. Acad Radiol. 2007;14(3):252-7. PMID: 17307657

156. Gopal A, Nasir K, Liu ST, Flores FR, Chen L, Budoff MJ. Coronary calcium progression rates with a

zero initial score by electron beam tomography. International J Cardiology 2007;117:227–231. PMID:

16875746

157. Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH, Flores FR, Callister TQ, Raggi P,

Berman DS. Long-Term Prognosis Associated With Coronary Calcification: Observations From a Registry

of 25,253 Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 49: 1860-1870. PMID: 17481445

158. Orakzai SH, Orakzai RH, Ahmadi N, Agrawal N, Bauman WA, Yee F, Adkins RH, Waters RL, Budoff

MJ. Measurement of coronary artery calcification by electron beam computerized tomography in persons

with chronic spinal cord injury: evidence for increased atherosclerotic burden. Spinal Cord. 2007;45(12):775-

9. PMID: 17339887

159. Ardehali R, Nasir K, Kolandaivelu A, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Screening patients for subclinical

atherosclerosis with non-contrast cardiac CT. Atherosclerosis 2007 Jun;192(2):235-42

160. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS. Value of multislice computed tomography coronary

angiography in suspected coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49(20):2070-1; author reply

2071.

161. Gopal A, Budoff MJ . The “Scimitar syndrome” and cardiac computed tomography, J Card CT

2007;1:58-59. PMID: 19083878

162. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Rebuttal: Reviewing Large Field of Views on Cardiac CT does not lead to

Improved Outcomes. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2007;70:326–328

163. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Wong ND, Scheuner M, Herrington D, Arnett DK, Szklo M, Greenland P,

Blumenthal RS. Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Calcification.

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2007 Aug 7;116(6):619-26.

164. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Gul KM, Mao SS, Fischer H, Oudiz RJ. Prevalence of obstructive coronary artery

disease in an outpatient cardiac CT angiography environment. Int J Cardiol. 2008;129(1):32-6. PMID:

17651836

165. Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium Scanning in 2007: What is the clinical role? MedicExchange 2007.

166. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer. JAMA. 2007;298:513.

PMID: 17666668

167. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Reviewing Large Field of Views on Cardiac CT does not lead to improved

outcomes. Cath Cardiovasc Interv 2007;70:326-328

168. Bellasi A, Lacey C, Taylor AJ, Raggi P, Wilson PW, Budoff MJ, Vaccarino V, Shaw LJ. Comparison of

prognostic usefulness of coronary artery calcium in men versus women (results from a meta- and pooled

analysis estimating all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease death or myocardial infarction). Am J

Cardiol 2007;100(3):409-14.

169. Budoff MJ. Can Non-Invasive CT Angiography Effectively and Safely Triage Patients?

Acad Radiol 2007 Aug;14(8):899-900.

170. Loewinger L, Budoff MJ. New Advances in cardiac computed tomography. Curr Opin Cardiol

2007;22:408–412. PMID: 17762541

171. Nasir N, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TR, Tseng PR, Flores FR, Raggi P, Berman DS,

Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Ethnic Differences in the Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification

for All-Cause Mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007:50:953–60. PMID: 17765122

172. Kramer CM, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Ferrari VA, Goldman C, Lesser JR, Martin ET, Rajagopalan S,

Reilly JP, Rodgers GP, Wechsler L. ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Competence Statement on Vascular

Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance: A Report of the American College of

Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on

Clinical Competence and Training. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007:50;1097-114. PMID:18048474

173. American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of

Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training; Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and

Prevention; Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions; Society of Cardiovascular Computed

Tomography; Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology,

Kramer CM, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Ferrari VA, Goldman C, Lesser JR, Martin ET, Rajogopalan S, Reilly

JP, Rodgers GP, Wechsler L, Creager MA, Holmes DR Jr, Merli G, Newby LK, Pina I, Weitz

HH.ACCF/AHA 2007 clinical competence statement on vascular imaging with computed tomography and

magnetic resonance: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart

Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training: developed in

collaboration with the Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, the Society for Cardiovascular

Angiography and Interventions, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the Society for

Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology.

Circulation. 2007 Sep 11;116(11):1318-35.

174. Ix JH, Shlipak MG, Katz R, Budoff M, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Takasu J, Detrano R, O'Brien KD.

Kidney function and aortic valve and mitral annular calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

(MESA), Am J Kidney Dis; 2007:50: 412-420. PMID: 17720520

175. Nasir K, Katz

R, Takasu

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DM, Detrano

R, Lima

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atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2008;198(1):104-14. PMID: 17950742

176. Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium Scanning in Geriatric Cardiology. Am J Geriatr Cardiol

2007;16:369-75. PMID: 17975335

177. Budoff MJ, Katz

R, Wong

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K, Mao

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Study Of Atherosclerosis. Acad Radiol. 2007;14(9):1043-9. PMID: 17707311

178. Shantouf R, Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Tiano J, Flores F, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Effects of Sevelamer and

Calcium-Based Phosphate Binders on Lipid and Inflammatory Markers in Hemodialysis Patients. Am J

Nephrol. 2007;28(2):275-279. PMID: 17992011

179. Watson K, Fung CH, Budoff M. Quality indicators for the care of ischemic heart disease in vulnerable

elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Oct;55 Suppl 2:S366-72.

180. Burgstahler C, Budoff MJ. Cardiac computed tomography with gadolinium: An alternative to iodinated

contrast agents?, J Cardiovasc CT 2007; 1:95-96.

181. Budoff MJ, Gopal A. Incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography. Should we look?, J

Cardiovasc CT 2007; 1: 97-105. PMID: 19083887

182. Loewinger L, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Right-sided origin of the left main coronary artery evaluated by

cardiac computed tomography angiography. J Cardiovasc CT 2007; 1: 112-113. PMID: 19083891

183. Hemminger EJ, Girsky EJ, Budoff MJ. Applications of computed tomography in clinical cardiac

electrophysiology. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2007 Dec;1(3):131-42. PMID: 19083897

184. Kramer CM, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Ferrari VA, Goldman C, Lesser JR, Martin ET, Rajagopalan S,

Reilly JP, Rodgers GP, Wechsler L. ACCF/AHA 2007 Clinical Competence Statement on vascular imaging

with computed tomography and magnetic resonance. Vasc Med. 2007 Nov;12(4):359-78.

185. Budoff MJ, Kessler P, Gao YL, Qunibi W, Moustafa M, Mao SS. The Interscan Variation of CT

Coronary Artery Calcification Score Analysis of the Calcium Acetate Renagel Comparison (CARE)-2 Study.

Acad Radiol. 2008 Jan;15(1):58-61.

186. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Fayad ZA, Poon M, Taylor AJ, Uretsky BF, Williams KA. Task

Force 13: Training in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging (Computed Tomography): Endorsed by the

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, Society for

Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2008;51 409-414

187. Takasu J, Katz R, Shavelle DM, O'Brien K, Mao S, Carr JJ, Cushman M, Budoff MJ. Inflammation and

descending thoracic aortic calcification as detected by computed tomography: The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2008; 199:201-206

188. Budoff MJ. Coronary CT Angiography after Invasive Angiography: Is It Worth It?

J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jan;20(1):7-8.

189. Williams M, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Morris D, Vaccarino V, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH,

Flores FR, Nasir K, Budoff MJ. Prognostic Value of Number and Site of Calcified Coronary Lesions

Compared With the Total Score. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Img. 2008;1;61-69


force 13: Training in advanced cardiovascular imaging (computed tomography): Endorsed by the American

Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention, Society for

Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Feb 20;71(3):461-467

191. Shareghi S, Ahmadi N, Young E, Gopal A, Liu ST, Budoff MJ. Prognostic significance of zero coronary

calcium scores on cardiac computed tomography , J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2007:1;155-159. PMID:

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192. Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Schreiner PJ, Criqui MH. Prevalence of and Risk

Factors for Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Selected US Hispanic Ethnic Groups: The Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol. 2008;167(8):962-9. PMID: 18283034

193. Tong LL, Mehrotra R, Shavelle DM, Budoff M, Adler S. Poor correlation between coronary artery

calcification and obstructive coronary artery disease in an end-stage renal disease patient. Hemodial Int. 2008

Jan;12(1):16-22. PMID: 18271835

194. Musunuru K, Nasir K, Pandey S, Campbell CC, Carvalho JA, Meneghello R, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal

RS, Santos RD.A synergistic relationship of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and systolic

blood pressure with coronary artery calcification. Atherosclerosis. 2008 Oct;200(2):368-73. PMID:

18243213

195. Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Faber TL, Goraya T, Halliburton SS, Hecht H, Kiat

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Schwartz RG, Taylor AJ, Thomas GS, Wijns W.Clinical imaging for prevention: directed strategies for

improved detection of presymptomatic patients with undetected atherosclerosis--Part I: Clinical imaging for

prevention. J Nucl Cardiol. 2008;15(1):e6-19. PMID: 18242470

196. Chung H, McClelland RL, Katz R, Carr JJ, Budoff MJ. Repeatability limits for measurement of coronary

artery calcified plaque with cardiac CT in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Feb;190(2):W87-92.

197. Budoff MJ, Gul KM. Expert Review on Coronary Calcium. Vascular Health and Risk Management

2008;4;315-324. PMID: 18561507

198. Williams M, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Morris D, Vaccarino V, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH,

Flores FR, Nasir K, Budoff M. Prognostic value of number and site of calcified coronary lesions compared

with the total score. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2008 Jan;1(1):61-9. PMID: 19356407


Force 13: Training in Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging (Computed Tomography). J Cardiovasc Comput

Tomogr. 2008 Mar-Apr;2(2):130-5. PMID: 19083936

200. Owens DS, Katz R, Johnson E, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Takasu J, Crouse JR, Carr JJ, Kronmal R,

Budoff MJ, Obrien KD. Interaction of Age With Lipoproteins as Predictors of Aortic Valve Calcification in

the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(11):1200-1207. PMID: 18541828

201. Douglas PS, Budoff M, Tunis S, Woodard PK, Justman RA, Honigberg R. A new era for Cardiovascular

Imaging? Implications of the Revoked National Coverage Decision for CT Angiography on Future Imaging

Reimbursement. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008:1;398-403. PMID: 19356455

202. Nasir K, Katz R, Mao S, Takasu J, Bomma C, Lima JAC, Bluemke DA, Kronmal R, Carr JJ, Budoff MJ.

Comparison of left ventricular size by computed tomography with magnetic resonance imaging measures of

left ventricle mass and volumes: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.

2008 May-Jun;2(3):141-8. PMID: 19083938

203. Takasu J, Katz

R, Nasir

K, Carr JJ, Wong N, Detrano

R, Budoff MJ. Relationships of thoracic aortic wall

calcification to cardiovascular risk factors: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am Heart J 2008;

155:765-771. PMID: 18371491

204. Folsom AR, Kronmal R, Detrano RC, O’Leary DH, Bild DE, Bluemke DA, Budoff MJ, Liu K, Shea S,

Szklo M, Tracy RP, Watson KE, Burke GL. Coronary Artery Calcification Compared with Carotid Intima-

Media Thickness in Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Incidence:The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). Arch Intern Med. 2008;168(12):1333-1339. PMID: 18574091

205. Orakzai RH, Nasir K, Orakzai SH, Kalia N, Gopal A, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Effect of patient

visualization of Coronary Calcium by Electron Beam Computed Tomography on changes in beneficial

lifestyle behaviors. Am J Cardiol 2008;101:999-1002. PMID: 18359321

206. Azmoon S, Budoff MJ, Atkinson D. Variations in Coronary Origin, A Case of Bland White Garland

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207. Bluemke DA, Achenbach S, Budoff M, Gerber TC, Gersh B, Hillis LD, Hundley WG, Manning WJ,

Printz BF, Stuber M, Woodard PK. Noninvasive coronary artery imaging: magnetic resonance angiography

and multidetector computed tomography angiography: a scientific statement from the american heart

association committee on cardiovascular imaging and intervention of the council on cardiovascular radiology

and intervention, and the councils on clinical cardiology and cardiovascular disease in the young. Circulation.

2008 Jul 29;118(5):586-606. PMID: 18586979

208. Jayachandran M, Litwiller RD, Owen WG, Heit JA, Behrenbeck TR, Mulvagh SL, Araoz PA, Budoff

MJ, Harman SM, Miller VM. Phenotypic Characterization of Blood Borne Microparticles as Markers of

Premature Coronary Calcification in Recently Menopausal Women. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008

Sep;295(3):H931-H938. PMID: 18621859

209. Raggi P, Gongora MC, Gopal A, Callister TQ, Budoff M, Shaw LJ. Coronary artery calcium to predict

all-cause mortality in elderly men and women. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jul 1;52(1):17-23. PMID: 18582630

210. Gopal A, Pal R, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm by Cardiac CT

Angiography. J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Jul;20(7):370-1. PMID: 18599899

211. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal R. Coronary calcium and events in four ethnic groups. N Engl J Med.

2008 Jul 10;359(2):203; author reply 204. PMID: 18618950

212. Budoff MJ. Not all diabetics are created equal (in cardiovascular risk). Eur Heart J. 2008

Sep;29(18):2193-4. PMID: 18687661

213. Kingsley LA, Cuervo-Rojas J, Muñoz A, Palella FJ, Post W, Witt MD, Budoff M, Kuller L.

Subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy: Multicenter AIDS Cohort

Study. AIDS. 2008 Aug 20;22(13):1589-99. PMID: 18670218

214. Budoff MJ, Dowe D, Jollis JG, Gitter M, Sutherland J, Halamert E, Scherer M, Bellinger R, Martin A,

Benton R, Delago A, Min JK. Diagnostic Performance of 64-Detector Row Coronary Computed

Tomographic Angiography of Individuals Undergoing Invasive Coronary Prospective Multicenter

ACCURACY (Assessment by Coronary Computed Individuals Without Known Coronary Artery Disease:

Results From the Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Angiography)

Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52(21):1724-32. PMID: 19007693

215. Budoff MJ. Foreward. US Cardiology 2008;5:8-9.

216. Shavelle DM, Katz R, Takasu J, Lima JA, Jenny NS, Budoff MJ, O’Brien KD. Soluble Intercellular

Adhesion Molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and Aortic Valve Calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Heart Valve Dis. 2008 Jul;17(4):388-95. PMID: 18751468

217. Budoff MJ. Overview of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports

2008, 1:79–86.

218. Erbel R, Delaney

JAC, Lehmann

N, McClelland

RL, Möhlenkamp

S, Kronmal

RA, Schmermund

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Moebus S, Dragano

N, Stang

A, Jöckel

KH, Budoff M. Signs of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis in

Relation to Risk Factor Distribution in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Heinz

Nixdorf Recall (HNR) Study. Eur Heart J. 2008 Nov;29(22):2782-91. PMID: 18845666

219. Ostrom MP, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Yang E, Kakadiaris I, Flores F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ.

Mortality Incidence and the Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by CT Angiography. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2008; 52:1335-1343 PMID: 18929245

220. Takasu J, Budoff MJ, O’Brien KD, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Carr JJ, Katz R, Relationship between

coronary artery and descending thoracic aortic calcification as detected by computed tomography: The Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jun;204(2):440-6 PMID: 19027115

221. Michos, ED, Santos RD, Narla V, Pandey S, Meneghelo R, Carvalho JA, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS,

Nasir K. Favorable Cardiovascular Risk Profile is associated with reduced prevalence of coronary artery

calcification and inflammation in asymptomatic nondiabetic white men. Prev Cardiol 2008;11:189-194.

PMID: 19476570

222. Qunibi W, Moustafa M, Muenz LR, He DY, Kessler PD, Diaz-Buxo JA, Budoff M; CARE-2

Investigators. A 1-year randomized trial of calcium acetate versus sevelamer on progression of coronary

artery calcification in hemodialysis patients with comparable lipid control: the Calcium Acetate Renagel

Evaluation-2 (CARE-2) study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2008 Jun;51(6):952-65. PMID: 18423809

223. Gopal A, Mao SS, Karlsberg D, Young E, Waggoner J, Ahmadi N, Pal RS, Leal J, Karlsberg RP, Budoff

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MJ. Radiation reduction with prospective ECG-triggering acquisition using 64-multidetector computed

tomographic angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009;25(4):405-16. PMID: 19051055.

224. Hamirani YS, Pandey S, Rivera JJ, Ndumele C, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Markers of

inflammation and coronary artery calcification: A systematic review. Atherosclerosis. 2008;201(1):1-

7. PMID: 18561934

225. Hendel RC, Budoff MJ, Cardella JF, Chambers CE, Dent JM, Fitzgerald DM, McB. Hodgson J, Klodas

E, Kramer CM, Stillman AE, Tilkemeier PL, Ward RP, Weigold WG, White RD, Woodard PK.

ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SIR 2008 Key Data Elements

and Definitions for Cardiac Imaging. American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task

Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Cardiac

Imaging). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jan 6;53(1):91-124. PMID: 19118731

226. Thomas JD, Zoghbi WA, Beller GA, Bonow RO, Budoff MJ, Cerqueira MD, Creager MA, Douglas PS,

Fuster V, Garcia MJ, Holmes DR, Manning WJ, Pohost GM, Ryan TJ, Van Decker WA, Wiegers SE.

ACCF 2008 Training Statement on Multimodality Noninvasive Cardiovascular

Imaging. American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American

College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training, American Society of

Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society of Cardiovascular Computed

Tomography, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society for Vascular Medicine. J

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227. McClelland RL, Nasir K, Budoff M, Blumenthal RS, Kronmal RA. Arterial Age as a Function of

Coronary Artery Calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol. 2009

Jan 1;103(1):59-63. PMID: 19101230

228. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Vane J, Usman N, Flores F, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M.

Relations between digital thermal monitoring of vascular function, the Framingham risk score, and coronary

artery calcium score. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2008 Nov;2(6):382-8. PMID: 19083982

229. Mao SS, Ahmadi N, Shah B, BeckmannD, Chen A, Ngo L., Flores FR, Gao YL, Budoff MJ. Normal

thoracic aorta diameter on cardiac computed tomography in healthy asymptomatic adults: impact of age and

gender. Acad Radiol 2008:15;827-834. PMID: 18572117

230. Mehrotra R, Kermah D, Budoff M, Salusky IB, Mao SS, Gao YL, Takasu J, Adler S, Norris K.

Hypovitaminosis D in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Jul;3(4):1144-51. PMID:

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231. Nissen SE, Nicholls SJ, Wolski K, Nesto R, Kupfer S, Perez A, Jure H, De Larochellière R, Staniloae

CS, Mavromatis K, Saw J, Hu B, Lincoff AM, Tuzcu EM; PERISCOPE Investigators. Comparison of

pioglitazone vs glimepiride on progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: the

PERISCOPE randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Apr 2;299(13):1561-73. PMID: 18378631

232. Foster G, Shah H, Sarraf G, Ahmadi N, Budoff M. Detection of noncalcified and mixed plaque by

multirow detector computed tomography. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009 Jan;7(1):57-64. PMID:

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233. Hendel RC, Budoff MJ, Cardella JF, Chambers CE, Dent JM, Fitzgerald DM, Hodgson JM, Klodas E,

Kramer CM, Stillman AE, Tilkemeier PL, Ward RP, Weigold WG, White RD, Woodard PK.

ACC/AHA/ACR/ASE/ASNC/HRS/NASCI/RSNA/SAIP/SCAI/ SCCT/SCMR/SIR 2008 Key Data Elements

and Definitions for Cardiac Imaging. A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart

Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards

for Cardiac Imaging). Circulation. 2009 Jan 6;119(1):154-86. PMID: 19064685

234. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, McClelland RL Detrano R, Wong N, Blumenthal RS, Kondos GT, Kronmal RA.

Coronary calcium predicts events better with absolute calcium scores than age-gender-race percentiles – The

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:345-52. PMID: 19161884

235. Isma'eel H, Tellalian D, Hamirani YS, Kadakia J, Nasir K, Budoff MJ. Effect of obesity on coronary

artery plaque using 64 slice multidetector cardiac computed tomography angiography. Int J Cardiol.

2008;140-358-361. PMID: 19117625

236. Budoff MJ. Overview of Cardiac Computed Tomography. Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports

2008, 1:79–86

237. Ahmadi N, Usman N, Shim J, Nuguri V, Vasinrapee P, Hajsadeghi F, Wang Z, Foster GP, Nasir K,

Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Vascular dysfunction measured by fingertip thermal monitoring is

associated with the extent of myocardial perfusion defect. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009; 16(3):431-9. PMID:

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238. Katz R, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Bertoni A, Blumenthal RS, Ouyang P, Wong ND, O'Brien

KD. Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome to Incident Aortic Valve Calcium and Aortic Valve Calcium

Progression: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Diabetes. 2009 58(4):813-9. PMID: 19136658

239. Ficaro EP, Zanzonico P, Stabin MG, Raff GL, Thompson RC, Einstein AJ, Henzlova MJ, Budoff MJ,

Dilsizian V, Laskey WK, Lima J, Roti Roti JL, Bateman TM. Variability in radiation dose estimates from

nuclear and computed tomography diagnostic imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 2009 Jan-Feb;16(1):161. PMID:

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240. Isma'eel H, Hamirani YS, Daga N, Kadakia J, Mao S, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Determinants of left main

calcifications in a cohort of 2136 diabetes patients. Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 24. PMID: 19171398

241. Ahmadi N, Tirunagaram S, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Saeed A, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M.

Concomitant insulin resistance and impaired vascular function is associated with increased coronary artery

calcification. Int J Cardiol. 2009 Feb 2. PMID: 19193461

242. Daniel KR, Bertoni AG, Ding J, Johnston S, Budoff MJ, Bluemke DA, Carr JJ. Comparison of methods

to measure heart size using noncontrast-enhanced computed tomography: correlation with left ventricular

mass. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2008 Nov-Dec;32(6):934-41. PMID: 19204458

243. Narla V, Santos RD, Campbell CY, Carvalho JA, Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Michos ED.

Coronary Artery Calcification and Inflammation According to Various Metabolic Syndrome Definitions. J

Cardiometab Syndr. 2009 Dec;4(1):33-39. PMID: 19245514

244. Ibebuogu UN, Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Ramirez J, Flores F, Young E, Gopal A, Wong ND, Budoff MJ.

Measures of Coronary Artery Calcification and Association With the Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes. J

Cardiometab Syndr. 2009 Dec;4(1):6-11.PMID: 19245510

245. Budoff MJ, McClelland RL, Chung H, Wong ND, Carr JJ, Gray MM, Blumenthal RS, Detrano RC.

Reproducibility of coronary artery calcified plaque with cardiac 64-MDCT: the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 Mar;192(3):613-7. PMID: 19234254

246. Budoff MJ. Ethical issues related to lung nodules on cardiac CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009

Mar;192(3):W146; author reply W147. PMID: 19234243

247. Gopal A, Budoff MJ. A new method to reduce radiation exposure during multi-row detector cardiac

computed tomographic angiography. Int J Cardiol 2009; 132: 435-436. PMID: 18068237

248. Gopal A, Nasir K, Ahmadi N, Gul K, Tiano J, Flores M, Young E, Witteman AM, Holland TC, Flores F,

Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: an analysis of

clinical outcomes over a 40-month period. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009;3:90-5. PMID: 19269915

249. Raff GL, Abidov A, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Boxt LM, Budoff MJ, Cheng V, Defrance T, Hellinger

JC, Karlsberg RP. SCCT guidelines for the interpretation and reporting of coronary computed tomographic

angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009;3(2):122-36 PMID: 19272853

250. Budoff MJ. Maximizing dose reductions with cardiac CT . Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2009; 25:279–287.

251. Mao SS, Pal RS, McKay CS, Gao YG, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Child J, Carson S, Takasu J, Sarlak B,

Bechmann D, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Coronary Artery Calcium Scores Between Electron Beam

Computed Tomography and 64-Multidetector Computed Tomographic Scanner. J Comput Assist Tomogr.

2009 Mar-Apr;33(2):175-8. PMID: 19346841

252. Levisman J, Budoff M, Karlsberg R.Congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery: Cardiac CT:

cardiac CT. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009; 1;74(3):465-7. PMID: 19472349

253. Isma'eel H, Musallam KM, Budoff M, Taher AT. A computed tomography Iron Index. Eur J Radiol.

2009 May 20. PMID: 19464132

254. Rivera JJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Allison M, Wong ND, Barr RG, Carr JJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff

MJ. Relationship of thoracic aortic calcium to coronary calcium and its progression (from the Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jun 1;103(11):1562-7. PMID: 19463516

255. Pal R, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Ascending Aortic Aneurysm by Cardiac CT Angiography. Clin Cardiol.

2009 Aug;32(8):E58-9. PMID: 19455697

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256. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Sarraf G, Gao Y, Chow D, Flores F, Mao SS. Determination of left ventricular

mass on cardiac computed tomographic angiography. Acad Radiol. 2009 Jun;16(6):726-32 PMID: 19427981

257. Shantouf R, Kovesdy CP, Kim Y, Ahmadi N, Luna A, Luna C, Rambod M, Nissenson AR, Budoff MJ,

Kalantar-Zadeh K. Association of Serum Alkaline Phosphatase with Coronary Artery Calcification in

Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009; 4(6):1106-14. PMID: 19423565

258. Blaha M, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Khosa F, Rumberger JA, Berman D, Callister T, Raggi P, Blumenthal

RS, Nasir K. Absence of coronary artery calcification and all-cause mortality. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging

2009;2:692-700.

259. Sarwar A, Shaw LJ, Shapiro MD, Blankstein R, Hoffman U, Cury RC, Abbara S, Brady TJ, Budoff MJ,

Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Diagnostic and prognostic value of absence of coronary artery calcification. JACC

Cardiovascular Imaging 2009;2:675-88.

260. Butt AA, Xiaoqiang W, Budoff M, Leaf D, Kuller LH, Justice AC. Hepatitis C Virus Infection and the

Risk of Coronary Disease. Clin Infect Dis 2009;49:225-232. PMID: 19508169

261. Gopal A, Pal R, Budoff MJ. Right common iliac aneurysm by peripheral computed tomographic

angiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2009; 74:800-1. PMID: 19496138

262. Miller VM, Black DM, Brinton EA, Budoff MJ, Cedars MI, Hodis HN, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Merriam

GR, Naftolin F, Santoro N, Taylor HS, Harman SM. Using basic science to design a clinical trial: baseline

characteristics of women enrolled in the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study. J Cardiovasc Trans Res

2009:2:229-239. PMID: 19668346

263. Ibebuogu UN, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Young E, Honoris L, Nuguri VK, Lee RS, Usman

N, Rostami B, Pal R, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Comparison of atherosclerotic plaque burden and composition

between diabetic and non diabetic patients by non invasive CT angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009

Oct;25(7):717-23. PMID: 19633998

264. Isma'eel H, Hamirani YS, Mehrinfar R, Mao S, Ahmadi N, Larijani V, Nair S, Budoff MJ. Optimal

phase for coronary interpretations and correlation of ejection fraction using late-diastole and end-diastole

imaging in cardiac computed tomography angiography: implications for prospective triggering. Int J

Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct;25(7):739-49. PMID: 19633922

265. Hamirani YS, Budoff MJ.Evolution of cardiac computed tomography: where do we stand? J Invasive

Cardiol. 2009 Jul;21(7):359-66. PMID: 19571349

266. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Nuguri V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Akhtar M, Kleis S, Hecht H, Naghavi M,

Budoff M. Low fingertip temperature rebound measured by digital thermal monitoring strongly correlates

with the presence and extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by 64-slice multi-detector computed

tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009 Oct;25(7):725-38. PMID: 19634001

267. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Gul KM, Liu ST, Flores FR, Tiano J, Takasu J, Miller E, Tsimikas S. Aged

garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and l-arginine retards the progression of subclinical

atherosclerosis: A randomized clinical trial. Prev Med. 2009 49(2-3):101-7. PMID: 19573556

268. Takasu J, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Rivera JJ, O'Brien KD, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, O'Leary D, Nasir K.

Relationship between common carotid intima-media thickness and thoracic aortic calcification: The Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Mar;209(1):142-6.

269. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Katz R, O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Takasu J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Relationship of Carotid Distensibility and Thoracic Aorta Calcification. Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Hypertension. 2009 Dec;54(6):1408-15.

270. Budoff MJ, McClelland RL, Nasir K, Greenland P, Kronmal RA, Kondos GT, Shea S, Lima JA,

Blumenthal RS. Cardiovascular events with absent or minimal coronary calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study

of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am Heart J. 2009 Oct;158(4):554-61. PMID: 19781414

271. Shaw LJ, Min JK, Budoff M, Gransar H, Rozanski A, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Miranda R, Wong ND,

Berman DS. Induced cardiovascular procedural costs and resource consumption patterns after coronary

artery calcium screening: results from the EISNER (Early Identification of Subclinical Atherosclerosis by

Noninvasive Imaging Research) study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sep 29;54(14):1258-67. PMID: 19778667

272. Shareghi S, Gopal A, Gul K, Matchinson JC, Wong CB, Weinberg N, Lensky M, Budoff MJ, Shavelle

DM. Diagnostic accuracy of 64 multidetector computed tomographic angiography in peripheral vascular

disease. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2010; 75(1):23-31. PMID: 19753637

273. Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Wong ND, Detrano R, Kronmal R, Takasu J, Criqui MH. Ethnic-

specific risks for atherosclerotic calcification of the thoracic and abdominal aorta (from the Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis). Am J Cardiol. 2009 Sep 15;104(6):812-7. PMID: 19733716

274. Cheng VY, Nakazato R, Dey D, Gurudevan S, Tabak J, Budoff MJ, Karlsberg RP, Min J, Berman DS.

Reproducibility of coronary artery plaque volume and composition quantification by 64-detector row

coronary computed tomographic angiography: An intraobserver, interobserver, and interscan variability

study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009;3(5):312-20. PMID: 19709947

275. Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Reduction in downstream test

utilization following introduction of coronary computed tomography in a cardiology practice. Int J

Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010; 26(3):359-66. PMID: 19967562

276. Schwartz GG, Olsson AG, Ballantyne CM, Barter PJ, Holme IM, Kallend D, Leiter LA, Leitersdorf E,

McMurray JJ, Shah PK, Tardif JC, Chaitman BR, Duttlinger-Maddux R, Mathieson J; dal-OUTCOMES

Committees and Investigators. Rationale and design of the dal-OUTCOMES trial: efficacy and safety of

dalcetrapib in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. Am Heart J. 2009 Dec;158(6):896-

901.e3.PMID: 19958854

277. Budoff MJ, Hacioglu Y. Coronary CT angiography offers further risk stratification in the management of

patients with normal SPECT results. J Nucl Cardiol. 2010; 17(1):13-5. PMID: 19950009

278. Kanaya AM, Wassel CL, Mathur D, Stewart A, Herrington D, Budoff MJ, Ranpura V, Liu K.

Prevalence and Correlates of Diabetes in South Asian Indians in the United States: Findings From the

Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America and Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis Studies. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2009 Nov 29. PMID: 19943798

279. Budoff MJ. CT angiography: a new crossroad? J Invasive Cardiol. 2009 Nov;21(11):583. No abstract

available. PMID: 19901412

280. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Leibfried M, DeMoss D, Lee R, Flores F, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi

M, Budoff MJ. Vascular function measured by fingertip thermal reactivity is impaired in patients with

metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2009 Nov;11(11):678-84.PMID:

19878383

281. Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, Thomson LE, Friedman JD. 64-slice multidetector computed

tomography (MDCT) reduces other diagnostic studies for coronary artery disease. Am J Med. 2009

Nov;122(11):e13. No abstract available. PMID: 19854311

282. Budoff MJ, Karwasky R, Ahmadi N, Nasserian C, Pratt F, Stephens J, Chang WW, Flores FR, Rizzo JA,

Gunnarsson CL, McKay CR. Cost-effectiveness of multidetector computed tomography compared with

myocardial perfusion imaging as gatekeeper to invasive coronary angiography in asymptomatic firefighters

with positive treadmill tests. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2009 Sep-Oct;3(5):323-30. PMID: 19818321

283. Karnwal S, Hamirani Y, Zeb I, Budoff MJ. Atherosclerosis in the Person with Diabetes. Europ

Cardiovascular Disease 2009;1:21-24.

284. Patel AA, Budoff MJ. Screening for heart disease: C-reactive protein versus coronary artery calcium.

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2010 Jan;8(1):125-31.

285. Shareghi S, Gopal A, Gul K, Matchinson JC, Wong CB, Weinberg N, Lensky M, Budoff MJ, Shavelle

DM. Diagnostic accuracy of 64 multidetector computed tomographic angiography in peripheral vascular

disease.Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jan 1;75(1):23-31.PMID: 19753637

286. Dukkipati R, Kovesdy CP, Colman S, Budoff MJ, Nissenson AR, Sprague SM, Kopple JD, Kalantar-

Zadeh K. Association of Relatively Low Serum Parathyroid Hormone With Malnutrition-Inflammation

Complex and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. J Ren Nutr. 2010 Mar 2. PMID: 20199875

287. Owens DS, Katz R, Takasu J, Kronmal R, Budoff MJ, O'Brien KD. Incidence and Progression of Aortic

Valve Calcium in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Mar

1;105(5):701-708.PMID: 20185020

288. Min JK, Gilmore A, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, O'Day K. Cost-effectiveness of coronary CT angiography

versus myocardial perfusion SPECT for evaluation of patients with chest pain and no known coronary artery

disease. Radiology. 2010 Mar;254(3):801-8.PMID: 20177094

289. Nasir K, Katz R, Al-Mallah M, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Carr JJ, Kronmal R, Blumenthal RS, O'Brien K,

Budoff MJ. Relationship of aortic valve calcification with coronary artery calcium severity: the Multi-Ethnic

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Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Jan-Feb;4(1):41-6. PMID:

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290. Abdelkarim MJ, Ahmadi N, Gopal A, Hamirani Y, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Noninvasive quantitative

evaluation of coronary artery stent patency using 64-row multidetector computed tomography. J Cardiovasc

Comput Tomogr. 2010 Jan-Feb;4(1):29-37. PMID: 20159625

291. Grunfeld C, Scherzer R, Varosy PD, Ambarish G, Nasir K, Budoff M. Relation of coronary artery

plaque location to extent of coronary artery disease studied by computed tomographic angiography. J

Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Jan-Feb;4(1):19-26. PMID: 20159623

292. Hamirani YS, Larijani V, Isma'eel H, Pagali SR, Bach P, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Association of

plaque in the carotid and coronary arteries, using MDCT angiography. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Jul;211(1):141-

5. PMID:20153473

293. Ahmadi N, Tsimikas S, Hajsadeghi F, Saeed A, Nabavi V, Bevinal MA, Kadakia J, Flores F, Ebrahimi

R, Budoff MJ. Relation of oxidative biomarkers, vascular dysfunction, and progression of coronary artery

calcium. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15;105(4):459-66.PMID: 20152239

294. Nasir K, Gopal A, Blankstein R, Ahmadi N, Pal R, Khosa F, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ.

Noninvasive assessment of gender differences in coronary plaque composition with multidetector computed

tomographic angiography. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Feb 15;105(4):453-8. PMID: 20152238

295. Hacioglu Y, Budoff M. Is the left anterior descending artery really absent?-A decisive input from

coronary CT angiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jul 1;76(1):117-20. PMID: 20146319

296. Gopal A, Shah A, Shareghi S, Bansal N, Nasir K, Gopal D, Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM. The role of

cardiovascular computed tomographic angiography for coronary sinus mitral annuloplasty. J Invasive

Cardiol. 2010 Feb;22(2):67-73.PMID: 20124591

297. Patel AA, Kadakia J, Hamirani YS, Dailing C, Budoff MJ. A meandering mesenteric artery. J

Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010: 4, 213–214.PMID: 20116359

298. Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Berman DS. Integrated coronary computed

tomographic angiography in an office-based cardiology practice. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Fall;10(4):194-

201.PMID: 20065929

299. Budoff MJ. CT Angiography: A New Crossroad? Cath Lab Digest 2010:1;40-41.

300. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Gul KM, Lui ST, Flores FR, Tiano J, Takasu J, Miller E, Tsimikas S. An aged

Allium sativum (garlic) extract preparation retards the progression of atherosclerosis. Focus Altern Compl

Ther 2009;15:287-288.

301. Budoff MJ. The USPSTF recommendation statement on coronary heart disease risk assessment. Ann

Intern Med. 2010 Mar 16;152(6):403-4. PMID: 20231576

302. Khachatryan T, Karnwal S, Hamirani YS, Budoff MJ. Coronary arteriovenous malformation, as imaged

with cardiac computed tomography angiography: A case series. J Radiology Case Reports 2010;4:1-8.

PMID: 22470719

303. Goh VK, Lau

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JA, Achenbach

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burden: a 10-year follow-up of aggressive medical management. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2010;8:1-11.

PMID: 20226020

304. Gupta M, Budoff MJ. Drug-Eluting Stent Versus Bare-Metal Stent in Acute ST-Segment Elevation

Myocardial Infarction: A Word of Caution. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Apr;22(4):159-60. PMID: 20351385

305. Chiu YW, Adler SG, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Ashai J, Mehrotra R. Coronary artery calcification and

mortality in diabetic patients with proteinuria. Kidney Int. 2010;77(12):1107-14. PMID: 20237457

306. Gerstein HC, Ratner RE, Cannon CP, Serruys PW, García-García HM, van Es GA, Kolatkar NS, Kravitz

BG, Miller DM, Huang C, Fitzgerald PJ, Nesto RW; APPROACH Study Group. Effect of rosiglitazone on

progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease:

the assessment on the prevention of progression by rosiglitazone on atherosclerosis in diabetes patients with

cardiovascular history trial. Circulation. 2010;121(10):1176-87. PMID: 20194881

307. Santos RD, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Orakzai SH, Berman D, Raggi P, Blumenthal RS,

Nasir K. Thoracic aorta calcification detected by electron beam tomography predicts all-cause mortality.

Atherosclerosis. 2010 Mar;209(1):131-5. PMID: 19782363

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308. LaBounty TM, Kim RJ, Lin FY, Budoff MJ, Weinsaft JW, Min JK. Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary

Computed Tomography Angiography as Interpreted on a Mobile Handheld Phone Device. J Am Coll

Cardiol Img 2010;3:482–90. PMID: 20466343

309. Kadakia J, Gupta M, Budoff MJ. Anomalous 'high take-off' of the right coronary artery evaluated by

coronary CT angiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print] . PMID: 20518000

310. Mark DB, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Carr JJ, Gerber TC, Hecht HS, Hlatky MA, Hodgson JM, Lauer MS,

Miller JM, Morin RL, Mukherjee D, Poon M, Rubin GD, Schwartz RS.

ACCF/ACR/AHA/NASCI/SAIP/SCAI/SCCT 2010 expert consensus document on coronary computed

tomographic angiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Expert

Consensus Documents. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Jun 8;55(23):2663-99 PMID: 20687247

311. Gopal A, Loewinger L, Budoff MJ. Aortic coarctation by cardiovascular CT angiography. Catheter

Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Oct 1;76(4):551-2. PMID: 20506134

312. Zeb I, Mao SS, Hamirani YS, Raina S, Kadakia J, Elamir S, Budoff MJ. Central aortic valve coaptation

area during diastole as seen by 64-multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging.

2010: 26(8):947-51. PMID: 20502967

313. Grimm R, Malik M, Yunis C, Sutradhar S, Kursun A; TOGETHER Investigators. Simultaneous

treatment to attain blood pressure and lipid goals and reduced CV risk burden using amlodipine/atorvastatin

single-pill therapy in treated hypertensive participants in a randomized controlled trial. Vasc Health Risk

Manag. 2010 May 6;6:261-71.PMID: 20479948

314. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ. Management of restenosis in drug-eluting stents: still a challenge! J

Invasive Cardiol. 2010 May;22(5):220-1. PMID: 20440038

315. Ahmadi N, Shavelle D, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Moshrefi S, Flores F, Azmoon S, Mao SS, Ebrahimi R,

Budoff M. Coronary distensibility index measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity of

coronary artery disease. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Mar-Apr;4(2):119-26. PMID: 20430343

316. Nasir K, Rivera JJ, Yoon YE, Chang SA, Choi SI, Chun EJ, Choi DJ, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS,

Chang HJ. Variation in atherosclerotic plaque composition according to increasing coronary artery calcium

scores on computed tomography angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010: 26(8):923-32. PMID:

20429033

317. Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Pal R, Flores F, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ.

Atherosclerotic plaque composition among patients with stenotic coronary artery disease on noninvasive CT

angiography. Coron Artery Dis. 2010 Jun;21(4):222-7.PMID: 20418769

318. Hamirani YS, Isma'eel H, Budoff MJ. Bilateral elevated hemidiaphragms with visible compression of

the heart. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(2):248-9. PMID: 20401309

319. Shantouf RS, Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Ghaffari A, Flores F, Gopal A, Noori N, Jing J, Kovesdy CP,

Kalantar-Zadeh K. Total and individual coronary artery calcium scores as independent predictors of mortality

in hemodialysis patients. Am J Nephrol. 2010;31(5):419-25. PMID: 20389057

320. Nasir K, McClelland RL, Blumenthal RS, Goff DC Jr, Hoffmann U, Psaty BM, Greenland P, Kronmal

RA, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery calcium in relation to initiation and continuation of cardiovascular

preventive medications: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circ Cardiovasc Qual

Outcomes. 2010 May;3(3):228-35. PMID: 20371760

321. Budoff MJ, Taylor AJ. Empirical cardiovascular CT training standards: Did we get it right? J Cardiovasc

Comput Tomog 2010; 4; 195-196. PMID: 20541707

322. Pagali SR, Madaj P, Gupta M, Nair S, Hamirani YS, Min JK, Lin F, Budoff MJ. Interobserver variations

of plaque severity score and segment stenosis score in coronary arteries using 64 slice multidetector

computed tomography: A substudy of the ACCURACY trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Sep-

Oct;4(5):312-8. PMID: 20630819

323. Tseng PH, Mao S, Chow DZ, Gao Y, Chang WW, Schiff MM, Kim KY, Kwan JY, Budoff MJ.

Accuracy in Quantification of Coronary Calcification with CT: A Cork-dog Heart Phantom Study. Acad

Radiol. 2010 Jul 10. PMID: 20621526

324. Budoff MJ, Gupta M. Radiation Exposure From Cardiac Imaging Procedures Do the Risks Outweigh the

Benefits? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010: 56(9):712-4. PMID: 2061956

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325. Madaj P, Gopal A, Hamirani Y, Zeb I, Elamir S, Budoff M. The degree of stenosis on cardiac

catheterization compared to calcified coronary segments on multi-detector row cardiac computed tomography

MDCT. Acad Radiol. 2010;17(8):1001-5.PMID: 20605733

326. Zeb I, Hamirani YS, Mao S, Isma'eel H, Saeed A, Karnwal S, Raina S, Chung J, Budoff MJ. Detection

of aortic regurgitation with 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). Acad Radiol.

2010;17(8):1006-11.PMID: 20605488

327. Gupta M, Jug B, Budoff MJ. Role of coronary computed tomographic angiography in coronary stent

selection. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010;22(7):335. PMID: 20603506

328. Girsky MJ, Shinbane JS, Ahmadi N, Mao S, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Prospective Randomized Trial of

Venous Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography for Facilitation of Cardiac Resynchronization

Therapy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010;33(10):1182-7. PMID: 20579305

329. Azmoon S, Atkinson D, Budoff MJ. Refractory progression of coronary aneurysms, a case of delayed

onset kawasaki disease as depicted by cardiac computed tomography angiography. Congenit Heart Dis.

2010;5(3):321-6.PMID: 20576055

330. Gandhi RT, Sarraf G, Budoff M. Isolated noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium diagnosed

upon cardiovascular multidetector computed tomography. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(3):374-5. PMID:

20548829

331. DeFilippis AP, Kramer HJ, Katz R, Wong ND, Bertoni AG, Carr J, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Association between coronary artery calcification progression and microalbuminuria: the MESA study.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010;3(6):595-604.PMID: 20541715

332. Budoff MJ, Hamirani YS, Gao YL, Ismaeel H, Flores FR, Child J, Carson S, Nee JN, Mao S.

Measurement of Thoracic Bone Mineral Density with Quantitative CT. Radiology. 2010 257(2):434-40.

PMID: 20807844

333. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Azmoon S, Ismaeel H, Shavelle D, Mao SS, Ebrahimi R,

Budoff MJ. Impaired aortic distensibility measured by computed tomography is associated with the severity

of coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010; 27(3):459-69.PMID: 20711815

334. Madaj PM, Pagali SR, Hamirani YS, Raina S, Nair S, Zeb I, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery calcium

and plaque association with left ventricular mass, assessed by multi-row detector computed tomography.

Coron Artery Dis. 2010: 21(7):428-34. PMID: 20700052

335. Alfakih K, Budoff MJ. MDCT Coronary Angiography: does the benefit justify radiation burden? Br J

Cardiol 2010: 17:207-208.

336. Budoff MJ. Coronary calcium remains an effective filter for invasive angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol.

2010 Aug 10;56(7):613-4; author replies 614-5. PMID: 20688222

337. Al-Mallah MH, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Lima JA, Bluemke DA, Hundley G, Blumenthal RS, Budoff

MJ. Thoracic aortic distensibility and thoracic aortic calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis [MESA]). Am J Cardiol. 2010 Aug 15;106(4):575-80.PMID: 2069131

338. deGoma EM, Karlsberg RP, Judelson DR,Budoff MJ. The underappreciated impact of heart disease.

Womens Health Issues. 2010 Sep;20(5):299-303.

339. Budoff M. President's page: The way ahead. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Sep-Oct;4(5):350-1.

PMID: 20801735

340. Arnold BA, Xiang P, Mao SS, Budoff MJ.Peak SNR in automated coronary calcium scoring: selecting

CT scan parameters and statistically defined scoring thresholds. Med Phys. 2010;37(7):3621-32.PMID:

20831070

341. Yang EH, Poon K, Pillutla P, Budoff MJ, Chung J. Pulmonary Embolus Caused by Suttonella

indologenes Prosthetic Endocarditis in a Pulmonary Homograft. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010;24: 592.e1-

3. PMID: 20833508

342. Foster T, Budoff MJ, Saab S, Ahmadi N, Gordon C, Guerci AD. Atorvastatin and Antioxidants for the

Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The St Francis Heart Study Randomized Clinical Trial. Am J

Gastroenterol. 2011;106(1):71-7. PMID: 20842109

343. Hacioglu Y, Gupta M, Budoff MJ. Noninvasive anatomical coronary artery imaging versus myocardial

perfusion imaging: which confers superior diagnostic and prognostic information? J Comput Assist Tomogr.

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344. Hamirani YS, Isma'eel H, Larijani V, Drury P, Lim W, Bevinal M, Saeed A, Ahmadi N, Karlsberg RP,

Budoff MJ. The diagnostic accuracy of 64-detector cardiac computed tomography compared with stress

nuclear imaging in patients undergoing invasive cardiac catheterization. J Comput Assist Tomogr.

2010;34(5):645-51.PMID: 20861764

345. Rosenberg S, Elashoff MR, Beineke P, Daniels SE, Wingrove JA, Tingley WG, Sager PT, Sehnert AJ,

Yau M, Kraus WE, Newby LK, Schwartz RS, Voros S, Ellis SG, Tahirkheli N, Waksman R, McPherson J,

Lansky A, Winn ME, Schork NJ, Topol EJ; PREDICT (Personalized Risk Evaluation and Diagnosis in the

Coronary Tree) Investigators. Multicenter validation of the diagnostic accuracy of a blood-based gene

expression test for assessing obstructive coronary artery disease in nondiabetic patients. Ann Intern Med.

2010;153(7):425-34.PMID: 2092154

346. Kanjanauthai S, Nasir K, Katz R, Rivera JJ, Takasu J, Blumenthal RS, Eng J, Budoff MJ. Relationships

of mitral annular calcification to cardiovascular risk factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(MESA). Atherosclerosis. 2010;213(2):558-62. PMID: 20926076

347. Syoufi I, Koska J, Budoff MJ, Reaven PD. Fetuin-A Does Not Explain Ethnic Disparity in

Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites.

Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2011;9(1):77-9. PMID: 20946008

348. Arnold BA, Budoff MJ, Child J, Xiang P, Mao SS.Coronary calcium test phantom containing true CaHA

microspheres for evaluation of advanced CT calcium scoring methods. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.

2010;4(5):322-9. PMID: 20947042

349. Sourayanezhad S, Hamirani Y, Pagali S, Nabavi V, Nair S, Budoff MJ. Association of right coronary

artery (RCA) motion at 75% phase with heart rate during multi-row detector cardiac tomography

angiography. Int J Cardiol. 2010;145(3):623-4. PMID: 2094719

350. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Yang E, Hajsadeghi F, Lakis M, Flores F, Zeb I, Bevinal M, Ebrahimi R, Budoff

M. Increased Epicardial, Pericardial, and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is Associated with the Presence and

Severity of Coronary Artery Calcium. Acad Radiol. 2010; 17(12):1518-24. PMID: 20947390

351. McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Coronary

Artery Calcium Progression: An Important Clinical Measurement? A Review of Published Reports. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2010;56:1613–22. PMID: 21050970

352. Hamirani YS, Zeb I, Pagali SR, Kadakia J, Saraff G, Choi T, Ahmadi N, Isma'eel H, Budoff MJ.

Normalization of automatic plaque quantification in cardiac computed tomography (CCT). Int J

Cardiol. 2011;146(2):282-90. PMID: 21106261

353. Greenland P, Alpert JS, Beller GA, Benjamin EJ, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Foster E, Hlatky MA, Hodgson

JM, Kushner FG, Lauer MS, Shaw LJ, Smith SC Jr, Taylor AJ, Weintraub WS,Wenger NK. 2010

ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults: A Report of the

American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.

J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 56:50-103

354. Elmariah S, Delaney JA, O'Brien KD, Budoff MJ, Vogel-Claussen J, Fuster V, Kronmal RA, Halperin

JL. Bisphosphonate Use and Prevalence of Valvular and Vascular Calcification in Women MESA (The

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;56(21):1752-9.PMID: 21070928

355. Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Kadakia J, Ahmadi N, Gao Y, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Left ventricular volume: an

optimal parameter to detect systolic dysfunction on prospectively triggered 64-multidetector row computed

tomography: another step towards reducing radiation exposure. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010 Nov 10.

PMID: 21063782

356. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Khan AN, Santos RD, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Berman D, Rumberger

JA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Relation of Aortic Valve Calcium Detected by Cardiac Computed Tomography

to All-Cause Mortality. Am J Cardiol. 2010;106(12):1787-91. PMID: 21055710

357. Hamirani YS, Isma’eel H Zeb I, Chung J, Budoff MJ. Multidetector-row Computed Tomography in the

Evaluation of Heart Failure. US Cardiology 2010:1:34-40.

358. Bell GW, Edwardes M, Dunning AM, Glasofer S, Lin FY, Labounty TM, Delago A, Budoff MJ, Min

JK. Periprocedural safety of 64-detector row coronary computed tomographic angiography: Results from the

prospective multicenter ACCURACY trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010; ;4(6):375-80. PMID:

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359. Jain A, McClelland RL, Polak JF, Shea SJ, Burke GL, Bild DE, Watson KE, Budoff MJ, Kiang Liu,

Wendy Post, Folsom AR, Lima JAC, Bluemke DA: Cardiovascular Imaging for Assessing Cardiovascular

Risk in Asymptomatic Men versus Women: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circ

Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011;4:8-15. PMID: 21068189

360. Feuchtner GM, Cury RC, Jodocy D, Friedrich GJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Differences in

coronary plaque composition by noninvasive computed tomography angiography in individuals with and

without obstructive coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis. 2010; ;215(1):90-5. PMID: 21227421

361. Shantouf R, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Tiano J, Gopal A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ.Impact of phosphate

binder type on coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients. Clin Nephrol. 2010 Jul;74(1):12-8.

PMID: 20557861

362. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Carr JJ, Wong ND, Allison M, Lima JA, Detrano R, Blumenthal

RS, Kronmal R. Thoracic aortic calcification and coronary heart disease events: The multi-ethnic study of

atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis 2011;215(1):196-202. PMID: 21227418

363. Nabavi V, Ahmadi N, Bhatia HS, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Increased carotid

wall thickness measured by computed tomography is associated with the presence and severity of coronary

artery calcium. Atherosclerosis. 2011; ;215(1):103-9. PMID: 21196006

364. Budoff MJ, Malpeso JM. Is coronary artery calcium the key to assessment of cardiovascular risk in

asymptomatic adults? J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Jan-Feb;5(1):12-5. PMID: 21167807

365. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Barr RG, Steiner R, Nath H, Lopez-Garcia C, Black-

Shinn J, Casaburi R. Coronary artery and thoracic calcium on noncontrast thoracic CT scans: Comparison of

ungated and gated examinations in patients from the COPD Gene cohort. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr

2011;5(2):113-8. PMID: 21167806

366. Budoff MJ, Hokanson JE, Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Kinney GL, Chow D, Demoss D, Nuguri V, Nabavi V,

Ratakonda R, Berman DS, Raggi P. Progression of coronary artery calcium predicts all-cause mortality.

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010;3(12):1229-36. PMID: 21163451

367. Budoff M. President's page: Looking back at 2010 and ahead to 2011. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.

2011 Jan-Feb;5(1):69-71. PMID: 21316033

368. Blaha MJ, Defilippis AP, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Agatston A, Szklo M, Lakoski SG,

Bertoni AG, Kronmal RA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. The Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and

Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(MESA). Diabetes Care. 2011;34(3):749-51. PMID:21292863

369. Alfakih K, Budoff M. Multi-detector computed tomography coronary angiography: the incidental

lung findings. J R Soc Med. 2011 Feb;104(2):50-1. PMID: 21282792

370. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Stone GW, Ebrahimi R. Mortality in

Individuals Without Known Coronary Artery Disease but With Discordance Between the Framingham

Risk Score and Coronary Artery Calcium. Am J Cardiol. 2011; 107(6):799-804. PMID: 21247539

371. Linefsky J, Katz R, Budoff M, Probstfield J, Owens D, Takasu J, Shavelle D, Ouyang P, Psaty B,

O'Brien KD. Stages of systemic hypertension and blood pressure as correlates of computed tomography-

assessed aortic valve calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). Am J Cardiol. 2011

Jan;107(1):47-51. PMID: 21146685

372. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, French WJ, Mao SS, Shavelle D, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M.

Mortality incidence of patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease diagnosed by computed

tomography angiography. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jan;107(1):10-6. PMID: 21146679

373. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Hacioglu Y, Ahmadi N, Patel A, Choi T, Yamada G, Budoff M. Non-contrast

cardiac computed tomography can accurately detect chronic myocardial infarction: Validation study. J Nucl

Cardiol. 2011 Feb;18(1):96-103. PMID: 21128040

374. Harman SM, Vittinghoff E, Brinton EA, Budoff MJ, Cedars MI, Lobo RA, Merriam GR, Miller VM,

Naftolin F, Pal L, Santoro N, Taylor HS, Black DM. Timing and duration of menopausal hormone treatment

may affect cardiovascular outcomes. Am J Med. 2011 Mar;124(3):199-205. PMID: 21396500

375. Voros S, Rivera JJ, Berman DS, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Cury RC, Desai MY, Dey D, Halliburton SS,

Hecht HS, Nasir K, Santos RD, Shapiro MD, Taylor AJ, Valeti US, Young PM, Weissman G. Guideline for

minimizing radiation exposure during acquisition of coronary artery calcium scans with the use of

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Tomographic Imaging and Prevention Councils in collaboration with the Society of Cardiovascular

Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011;5(2):75-83. PMID: 21398199

376. Washko GR, Hunninghake GM, Fernandez IE, Nishino M, Okajima Y, Yamashiro T, Ross JC, Estépar

RS, Lynch DA, Brehm JM, Andriole KP, Diaz AA, Khorasani R, D'Aco K, Sciurba FC, Silverman EK,

Hatabu H, Rosas IO; COPDGene Investigators. Lung volumes and emphysema in smokers with interstitial

lung abnormalities. N Engl J Med. 2011 Mar 10;364(10):897-906. PMID: 21388308

377. Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Eshaghian S, Budoff M. Porcelain heart. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.

2011; 5(3):183-5. PMID: 21367683

378. Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Takasu J, Shavelle D, Kronmal R, Budoff M. Relation of

Mitral Annular Calcium and Coronary Calcium (from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]).

Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(9):1291-4. PMID: 21349485

379. Fujiyoshi A, Kadowaki T, Kadowaki S, Sekikawa A, Ohkubo T, Miura K, Edmundowicz D, Budoff MJ,

Murata K, Liu K, Ueshima H. Comparability in coronary artery calcium scores on CT scan between two

community-based cohort studies. Int J Cardiol. 2011;149(2):244-5. PMID: 21367466

380. Blaha MJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Understanding the utility of zero coronary calcium as a

prognostic test: a bayesian approach. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011;4(2):253-6. PMID: 21406674

381. Rozanski A, Gransar H, Shaw LJ, Kim J, Miranda-Peats L, Wong ND, Rana JS, Orakzai R, Hayes SW,

Friedman JD, Thomson LEJ, Polk D, Min J, Budoff MJ, Berman DS. Impact of Coronary Artery Calcium

Scanning on Coronary Risk Factors and Downstream Testing: The EISNER (Early Identification of

Subclinical Atherosclerosis by Noninvasive Imaging Research) Prospective Randomized Trial. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2011;57 1622-1632

382. Matulevicius S, Huff LC, Szczepaniak LS, Ayers CR, Budoff M, McColl R, Khera A, Peshock RM.

Potential of Electron Beam Computed Tomography for Coronary Artery Calcium Screening to Evaluate Fatty

Liver: Comparison With 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in the Dallas Heart Study. J Investig Med.

2011; 59(5):780-6. PMID: 21441828

383. Blaha MJ, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Agatston A, O'Leary DH, Cushman M, Lakoski S, Criqui

MH, Szklo M, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Association Between Obesity, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein

>=2 mg/L, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Implications of JUPITER from the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2011;31:1430-8. PMID: 21474823

384. Min JK, Dunning A, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah MH, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,

Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Maffei E, Nasir K, Pencina MJ, Raff GL, Shaw LJ, Villines TC. Rationale and

design of the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational

Multicenter) Registry. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2011;5(2):84-92. PMID: 21477786

385. Budoff M. Moving forward, faster than ever. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Mar-Apr;5(2):131-2.

PMID: 21477789

386. McAllister DA, Macnee W, Duprez D, Hoffman EA, Vogel-Claussen J, Criqui MH, Budoff M, Jiang R,

Bluemke DA, Barr RG. Pulmonary Function is Associated with Distal Aortic Calcium, Not Proximal Aortic

Distensibility. MESA Lung Study. COPD. 2011;8(2):71-8. PMID: 21495835

387. Nagueh SF, Bierig SM, Budoff MJ, Desai M, Dilsizian V, Eidem B, Goldstein SA, Hung J, Maron MS,

Ommen SR, Woo A. American society of echocardiography clinical recommendations for multimodality

cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy endorsed by the american society of

nuclear cardiology, society for cardiovascular magnetic resonance, and society of cardiovascular computed

tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011;24(5):473-98. PMID: 21514501

388. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Mirshkarlo HB, Budoff M, Yehuda R, Ebrahimi R. Post-traumatic Stress

Disorder, Coronary Atherosclerosis, and Mortality. Am J Cardiol. 2011 PMID: 21530936

389. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Hacioglu Y, Flores F, Gao Y, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. Relation of

subclinical left and right ventricular dysfunctions measured by computed tomography angiography with the

severity of coronary artery disease. Coron Artery Dis. 2011;22(6):380-7. PMID:21666441

390. Gopal A, Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM. Use of cardiac computed tomography prior to percutaneous coronary

sinus device placement for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2011

May;4(5):593; author reply 593-4. PMID: 21596340


















391. Choi TY, Malpeso J, Li D, Sourayanezhad S, Budoff MJ. Radiation dose reduction with increasing

utilization of prospective gating in 64-multidetector cardiac computed tomography angiography. J Cardiovasc

Comp Tomog 2011;5:264–270. PMID:21723518

392. Budoff MJ, Rader DJ, Reilly MP, Mohler ER, Lash J, Yang W, Rosen L, Glenn M, Teal V, Feldman FI.

Relationship of Estimated GFR and Coronary Artery Calcification in the CRIC (Chronic Renal Insufficiency

Cohort) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2011;58:519-26. PMID: 21783289

393. Abdulla J, Pedersen KS, Budoff M, Kofoed KF. Influence of coronary calcification on the diagnostic

accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int

J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Jun 12. PMID: 21667273

394. Min JK, Edwardes M, Lin FY, Labounty T, Weinsaft JW, Choi JH, Delago A, Shaw LJ, Berman

DS, BudoffMJ. Relationship of coronary artery plaque composition to coronary artery stenosis severity:

Results from the prospective multicenter ACCURACY trial. Atherosclerosis. 2011;219:573-8. PMID:

21696739

395. Arnold BA, Xiang P, Budoff MJ, Mao SS. Very small calcifications are detected and scored in the

coronary arteries from small voxel MDCT images using a new automated/calibrated scoring method with

statistical and patient specific plaque definitions. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Jun;28(5):1193-204. doi:

10.1007/s10554-011-9914-2. PMID: 21706147

396. McAuley PA, Hsu FC, Loman KK, Carr JJ, Budoff MJ, Szklo M, Sharrett AR, Ding J. Liver

Attenuation, Pericardial Adipose Tissue, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance: The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). Obesity. 2011;19(9):1855-60. PMID: 21720430

397. Choi TY, Malpeso J, Li D, Sourayanezhad S, Budoff MJ. Radiation dose reduction with increasing

utilization of prospective gating in 64-multidetector cardiac computed tomography angiography. J

Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Jul-Aug;5(4):264-70. PMID: 21723518

398. Budoff M. Cardiac CT: benefits outweigh the risks. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Jul-

Aug;5(4):275-6. PMID: 21723519

399. Chow BJ, Small G, Yam Y, Chen L, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Delago A, Dunning A, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin F, Maffei E, Raff GL, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. The Incremental

Prognostic Value of Cardiac CT in CAD using CONFIRM (COroNary computed tomography angiography

evaluation For clinical outcomes: an InteRnational Multicenter registry). Circ Cardiovasc Imaging.

2011;4(5):463-72. PMID: 21730027

400. Gao Y, Lu B, Sun ML, Hou ZH, Yu FF, Cao HL, Chen Y, Yang YJ, Jiang SL, Budoff MJ. Comparison

of Atherosclerotic Plaque by Computed Tomography Angiography in Patients With and Without Diabetes

Mellitus and With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2011; ;108(6):809-13.

PMID: 21741605

401. Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Goff DC Jr, Polak JF, Lima J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Predictors

of Coronary Heart Disease Events Among Asymptomatic Persons With Low Low-Density Lipoprotein

Cholesterol MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jul 19;58(4):364-74.

PMID: 21757113

402. Rubin J, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Shaw LJ, Blankstein R, Mallah MA, Carr JJ, Jones DL,

Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. The relationship between resting heart rate and incidence and progression of

coronary artery calcification: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). Atherosclerosis. 2011 Jun

25. PMID:21763655

403. Otaki Y, Rajani R, Cheng VY, Gransar H, Nakanishi R, Shmilovich H, Nakazato R, Hayes SW,

Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Slomka PJ, Wong ND, Rozanski A, Shaw L, Budoff M, Berman DS, Dey D.

The relationship between epicardial fat volume and incident coronary artery calcium. J Cardiovasc Comput

Tomogr. 2011;5(5):310-6. PMID: 21783453

404. Zeb I, Budoff MJ. MESA: The NIH-Sponsored Study That Validates Atherosclerosis Imaging for

Primary Prevention. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2011;13(5):353-8. PMID: 21785969

405. Tison GH, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Rivera JJ, Bertoni AG, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Szklo M,

Eng J, Tracy R, Nasir K. The relationship of insulin resistance and extracoronary calcification in the multi-

ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2011;218(2):507-10. PMID: 21798541






























406. Roy SK, Kadakia J, Shittu A, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery aneurysms as seen on multi-detector computed

tomographic angiography. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jul 29. PMID: 21805608

407. Shittu A, Kadakia J, Budoff M. Single coronary artery syndrome: Cardiac computed tomography

angiography as a leading imaging modality. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011;78(5): 764-9. PMID: 21812089

408. Molnar MZ, Streja E, Kovesdy CP, Budoff MJ, Nissenson AR, Krishnan M, Anker SD, Norris KC,

Fonarow GC, Kalantar-Zadeh K. High platelet count as a link between renal cachexia and cardiovascular

mortality in end-stage renal disease patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011;94(3):945-54. PMID:21813809

409. Min JK, Dunning A, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Maffei

E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines T, Berman DS; CONFIRM Investigators. Age- and Sex-Related Differences in

All-Cause Mortality Risk Based on Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Findings Results From

the International Multicenter CONFIRM (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An

International Multicenter Registry) of 23,854 Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll

Cardiol. 2011 Aug 16;58(8):849-60. PMID: 21835321

410. Malik S, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Blumenthal RS, Bertoni AG, Nasir K, Szklo M, Barr RG, Wong ND.

Impact of Subclinical Atherosclerosis on Cardiovascular Disease Events in Individuals With Metabolic

Syndrome and Diabetes: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Diabetes Care. 2011: 34(10):2285-90.

PMID:21844289

411. Nakazato R, Rajani R, Cheng VY, Shmilovich H, Nakanishi R, Otaki Y, Gransar H, Slomka PJ, Hayes

SW, Thomson LE, Friedman JD, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff M, Rozanski A, Berman DS, Dey D. Weight

change modulates epicardial fat burden: A 4-year serial study with non-contrast computed tomography.

Atherosclerosis. 2012 Jan;220(1):139-44. PMID: 22056214

412. Defilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Ndumele CE, Budoff MJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, McClelland RL, Lakoski SG,

Cushman M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Lima J, Nasir K. The Association of Framingham and Reynolds

Risk Scores With Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study

of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 8;58(20):2076-83. PMID: 22051329

413. Cheng VY, Berman DS, Rozanski A, Dunning AM, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Gomez M, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Villines TC, Shaw LJ, Min JK.

Performance of the Traditional Age, Sex, and Angina Typicality-Based Approach for Estimating Pretest

Probability of Angiographically Significant Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Coronary

Computed Tomographic Angiography: Results From the Multinational Coronary CT Angiography

Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry (CONFIRM). Circulation. 2011

Nov 29;124(22):2423-32. PMID: 22025600

414. Patel N, Pal RS, Flores F, Budoff M. Utility of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography to Exclude

Clinically Significant Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients After Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(2):165-8. PMID: 22000776

415. Budoff MJ, Kovar C; Imaging Council of the American College of Cardiology. Physician Responsibility

and the RVS Update Committee. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Oct;4(10):1145. No abstract available.

PMID: 21999879

416. Ahmadi N, McQuilkin GL, Akhtar MW, Hajsadeghi F, Kleis SJ, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff M.

Reproducibility and variability of digital thermal monitoring of vascular reactivity. Clin Physiol Funct

Imaging. 2011;31(6):422-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2011.01037.x. PMID: 21981452

417. Shikuma C, Seto T, Liang CY, Bennett K, De Gruttola V, Gerschenson M, Stein J, Budoff M, Hodis H,

Delaney JA, Ogata-Arakaki D, Pramyothin P, Chow D. Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Arterial

Dysfunction in HIV. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2011 Oct 7. PMID: 21978287

418. Scialla JJ, Leonard MB, Townsend RR, Appel L, Wolf M, Budoff MJ, Chen J, Lustigova E, Gadegbeku

CA, Glenn M, Hanish A, Raj D, Rosas SE, Seliger SL, Weir MR, Parekh RS; on behalf of the CRIC Study

Group. Correlates of Osteoprotegerin and Association with Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in Patients with

Chronic Kidney Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Nov;6(11):2612-2619. PMID: 21940840

419. Budoff M. Atherosclerosis: Should we use CIMT testing? New insights from Framingham. Nat Rev

Cardiol. 2011 Sep 20;8(11):615-6. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2011.144. PMID: 21931362
































420. Coylewright M, Rice K, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Greenland P, Kronmal R, Barr RG, Burke GL,

Tracy R, Post WS. Differentiation of severe coronary artery calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2011 Aug 31. PMID: 21930271

421. Min JK, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Jaffer FA, Leipsic J, Leon MB, Mancini GB, Mauri L, Schwartz RS,

Shaw LJ. Rationale and design of the DeFACTO (Determination of Fractional Flow Reserve by Anatomic

Computed Tomographic AngiOgraphy) study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Sep-Oct;5(5):301-9.

PMID: 21930103

422. Levisman JM, Budoff MJ, Karlsberg RP. Long-term coronary artery graft patency as evaluated by 64-

slice coronary computed tomographic angiography. Coron Artery Dis. 2011 Dec;22(8):521-5. PMID:

21915050

423. Ricardo AC, Lash JP, Fischer MJ, Lora CM, Budoff M, Keane MG, Kusek JW, Martinez M, Nessel L,

Stamos T, Ojo A, Rahman M, Soliman EZ, Yang W, Feldman HI, Go AS; CRIC and HCRIC Investigators.

Cardiovascular disease among hispanics and non-hispanics in the chronic renal insufficiency cohort (CRIC)

study. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011 Sep;6(9):2121-31. PMID: 21896829

424. Shmilovich H, Dey D, Cheng VY, Rajani R, Nakazato R, Otaki Y, Nakanishi R, Slomka PJ, Thomson

LE, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Gransar H, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff M, Rozanski A, Berman DS.

Threshold for the Upper Normal Limit of Indexed Epicardial Fat Volume: Derivation in a Healthy Population

and Validation in an Outcome-Based Study. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Aug 29. PMID: 21880291

425. Pelberg R, Budoff M, Goraya T, Keevil J, Lesser J, Litwin S, Newton C, Ridner M, Rumberger J,

Teague S, Winkler M. Training, competency, and certification in cardiac CT: a summary statement from the

Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 Sep-Oct;5(5):279-

85. PMID: 21875825

426. Shah A, Hernandez A, Mathur D, Budoff MJ, Kanaya AM. Adipokines and body fat composition in

South Asians: results of the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America

(MASALA) study. Int J Obes (Lond). 2012 36(6):810-6. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2011.167. PMID: 21863003

427. Baker JV, Henry WK, Patel P, Bush TJ, Conley LJ, Mack WJ, Overton ET, Budoff M, Hammer J,

Carpenter CC, Hodis HN, Brooks JT; Study to Understand the Natural History of HIV/AIDS in the Era of

Effective Therapy Investigators. Progression of carotid intima-media thickness in a contemporary human

immunodeficiency virus cohort. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 Oct;53(8):826-35. PMID: 21860012

428. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, DeFilippis AP, Blankstein R, Rivera JJ, Agatston A, O'Leary DH, Lima J,

Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and

cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort

study. Lancet. 2011 Aug 20;378(9792):684-92. PMID: 21856482

429. Hardin M, Silverman EK, Barr RG, Hansel NN, Schroeder JD, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Hersh CP;

COPDGene Investigators.The clinical features of the overlap between COPD and asthma. Respir Res. 2011

Sep 27;12:127. PMID: 21951550

430. Budoff MJ, Khairallah W, Li D, Gao YL, Ismaeel H, Flores F, Child J, Carson S, Mao SS. Trabecular

Bone Mineral Density Measurement Using Thoracic and Lumbar Quantitative Computed Tomography. Acad

Radiol. 2012 Feb;19(2):179-83. PMID: 22112461

431. Pillutla P, Li D, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Coronary Calcium in Firefighters With

Abnormal Stress Test Findings and in Asymptomatic Nonfirefighters With Abnormal Stress Test Findings.

Am J Cardiol. 2012 Feb 15;109(4):511-4. PMID: 22105785

432. Small GR, Yam Y, Chen L, Ahmed O, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Raff G,

Villines TC, Achenbach S, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Delago A, Dunning A,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin F, Maffei E, Min JK, Shaw LJ, Chow BJ. Prognostic

assessment of coronary artery bypass patients with 64-slice computed tomography angiography anatomical

information is incremental to clinical risk prediction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 29;58(23):2389-95.

PMID: 22115645

433. Villines TC, Hulten EA, Shaw LJ, Goyal M, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman

DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff GL, Min JK; CONFIRM Registry

Investigators. Prevalence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease and Adverse Events Among Symptomatic

Patients With Coronary Artery Calcification Scores of Zero Undergoing Coronary Computed Tomography





















Angiography Results From the CONFIRM (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes:

An International Multicenter) Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Dec 6;58(24):2533-40. PMID: 22079127

434. DCCT/EDIC Research Group, de Boer IH, Sun W, Cleary PA, Lachin JM, Molitch ME, Steffes MW,

Zinman B. Intensive diabetes therapy and glomerular filtration rate in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2011

Dec 22;365(25):2366-76. PMID: 22077236

435. Busch JL, Alessio AM, Caldwell JH, Gupta M, Mao S, Kadakia J, Shuman W, Budoff MJ, Branch KR.

Myocardial hypo-enhancement on resting computed tomography angiography images accurately identifies

myocardial hypoperfusion. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011;5(6):412-20. PMID: 22146500

436. Hamirani YS, Kadakia J, Pagali SR, Zeb I, Isma'eel H, Ahmadi N, Sarraf G, Choi TY, Patel A, Budoff

MJ. Assessment of progression of coronary atherosclerosis using multidetector computed tomography

angiography (mdct). Int J Cardiol 2011;56:270-273. PMID:21419503

437. Khoueiry G, Malpeso JM, Malpeso JV, Abi Rafeh N, Budoff MJ. A right coronary artery fistula

communicating with a large right atrial pseudoaneurysm. Eur J Echocardiogr 2012;13(3):278. PMID:

22140223

438. Degoma EM, Knowles JW, Angeli F, Budoff MJ, Rader DJ. The Evolution and Refinement of

Traditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease. Cardiol Rev. 2012 May;20(3):118-29.

PMID:22183062

439. Roy SK, Cespedes A, Li D, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Mild and moderate pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease

is associated with increased coronary artery calcium. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2011;7:719-24. PMID:

22174582

440. Roy SK, Zeb I, Kadakia J, Li D, Budoff MJ. Body surface area is a predictor of coronary artery calcium,

whereas body mass index is not. Coron Artery Dis. 2012;23(2):113-7. PMID: 22157358

441. Roy SK, Budoff MJ. Growing Evidence Showing Association of Chronic Kidney Disease and Coronary

Artery Disease Should Impact Clinical Practice. Cardiology. 2012;120(4):209-210. PMID: 22286192

442. Cho MH, Castaldi PJ, Wan ES, Siedlinski M, Hersh CP, Demeo DL, Himes BE, Sylvia JS, Klanderman

BJ, Ziniti JP, Lange C, Litonjua AA, Sparrow D, Regan EA, Make BJ, Hokanson JE, Murray T, Hetmanski

JB, Pillai SG, Kong X, Anderson WH, Tal-Singer R, Lomas DA, Coxson HO, Edwards LD, MacNee W,

Vestbo J, Yates JC, Agusti A, Calverley PM, Celli B, Crim C, Rennard S, Wouters E, Bakke P, Gulsvik A,

Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Silverman EK; ICGN Investigators; ECLIPSE Investigators; COPDGene Investigators.

A genome-wide association study of COPD identifies a susceptibility locus on chromosome 19q13. Hum

Mol Genet. 2012 Feb 15;21(4):947-57. PMID: 22080838

443. Min JK, Dunning A, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Maffei

E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines T, Berman DS. Reply. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Feb 14;59(7):701. PMID:

22322091

444. Malpeso JM, Budoff MJ. Triaging patients with acute chest pain in the emergency department:

implications of the CT-STAT trial. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012 Feb;10(2):155-7. PMID: 22292871

445. Hachamovitch R, Nutter B, Hlatky MA, Shaw LJ, Ridner ML, Dorbala S, Beanlands RS, Chow BJ,

Branscomb E, Chareonthaitawee P, Weigold WG, Voros S, Abbara S, Yasuda T, Jacobs JE, Lesser J,

Berman DS, Thomson LE, Raman S, Heller GV, Schussheim A, Brunken R, Williams KA, Farkas S,

Delbeke D, Schoepf UJ, Reichek N, Rabinowitz S, Sigman SR, Patterson R, Corn CR, White R, Kazerooni

E, Corbett J, Bokhari S, Machac J, Guarneri E, Borges-Neto S, Millstine JW, Caldwell J, Arrighi J,

Hoffmann U, Budoff M, Lima J, Johnson JR, Johnson B, Gaber M, Williams JA, Foster C, Hainer J, Di

Carli MF; SPARC Investigators. Patient Management After Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Results From

SPARC (Study of Myocardial Perfusion and Coronary Anatomy Imaging Roles in Coronary Artery

Disease).J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Jan 31;59(5):462-74. PMID: 22281249

446. Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ, Ridker PM, Peña JM.Coronary artery calcium scanning should be used

for primary prevention: pros and cons. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Jan;5(1):111-8. PMID: 22239900

447. Silverman MG, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Berman D, Callister T, Rumberger

JA, Rana JS, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Potential implications of coronary artery calcium testing for guiding

aspirin use among asymptomatic individuals with diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2012 Mar;35(3):624-6. PMID:

22228745

448. Huang G, Wang D, Zeb I, Budoff MJ, Harman SM, Miller V, Brinton EA, El Khoudary SR, Manson JE,

Sowers MR, Hodis HN, Merriam GR, Cedars MI, Taylor HS, Naftolin F, Lobo RA, Santoro N, Wildman RP.

Intra-thoracic fat, cardiometabolic risk factors, and subclinical cardiovascular disease in healthy, recently

menopausal women screened for the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS). Atherosclerosis.

2012;221(1):198-205. PMID: 22209479

449. Budoff MJ, Jollis JG, Dowe D, Min J; for the VCT Study Group. Diagnostic accuracy of coronary artery

calcium for obstructive disease: Results from the ACCURACY trial. Int J Cardiol. 2011 Dec 26. [Epub ahead

of print] PMID: 22204852

450. Darabian S, Rattanasompattikul M, Hatamizadeh P, Bunnapradist S, Budoff MJ, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-

Zadeh K. Cardiorenal syndrome and vitamin D receptor activation in chronic kidney disease. Kidney

Research and Clinical Practice (2012), in press.

451. Honoris L, Budoff MJ. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: Does It Have a Role in Cardiovascular

Prevention Today? Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep 2012: in press.

452. Weinberg N, Young A, Hunter CJ, Agrawal N, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Physical Activity, Hormone

Replacement Therapy and the Presence of Coronary Calcium in Midlife Women. Womens Health 2012:

Women Health. 2012 Jul;52(5):423-36. PMID: 22747181

453. Thanassoulis G, Campbell CY, Owens DS, Smith JG, Smith AV, Peloso GM, Kerr KF, Pechlivanis S,

Budoff MJ, Harris TB, Malhotra R, O’Brien KD, Kamstrup P, Nordestgaard BG, Tybjaerg-Hansen A,

Allison MA, Aspelund T, Criqui MH, Heckbert SR, Hwang SJ, Liu Y, Sjogren M, van der Pals J, Kälsch H,

Mühleisen TW, Nöthen MM, Cupples LA, Caslake M, Di Angelantonio E, Danesh J, Rotter JI, Sigurdsson

S, Wong Q, Erbel R, Kathiresan S, Melander O, Gudnason V, O’Donnell CJ, Post WS. A Genome Wide

Association Study of Valvular Calcium Implicates LPA in the Development of Aortic Stenosis. N Engl J Med

2012: in press.

454. Budoff MJ, Mao S, Rambod M, Oudiz RJ, Casaburi R (2011) Effect of Testosterone and Resistance

Training on Cardiac Mass and Contractility in Men with COPD. J Aller Ther S2:001-7. doi:10.4172/2155-

6121.S2-001

455. Ix JH, Katz R, de Boer IH, Kestenbaum BR, Peralta CA, Jenny NS, Budoff M, Allison MA, Criqui MH,

Siscovick D, Shlipak MG. Fetuin-a is inversely associated with coronary artery calcification in community-

living persons: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Clin Chem. 2012 May;58(5):887-95. PMID:

22377528

456. Kahn AM, Budoff MJ, Daniels LB, Jimenez-Fernandez S, Cox AS, Gordon JB, Burns JC. Calcium

scoring in patients with a history of Kawasaki disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Mar;5(3):264-72.

PMID: 22421171

457. Hechter RC, Budoff M, Hodis HN, Rinaldo CR, Jenkins FJ, Jacobson LP, Kingsley LA, Taiwo B, Post

WS, Margolick JB, Detels R. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) as a coronary atherosclerosis risk factor

in HIV-infected men: Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study. Atherosclerosis. 2012; 223(2):433-6. PMID:

22472456

458. Budoff MJ. Interpreting the coronary-artery calcium score. N Engl J Med. 2012 Apr 19;366(16):1550-1;

author reply 1551. PMID: 22512498

459. Zeb I, Li D, Nasir K, Katz R, Larijani VN, Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography Scans in the Evaluation

of Fatty Liver Disease in a Population Based Study: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Acad Radiol.

2012;19(7):811-8. PMID: 22521729

460. Madaj PM, Budoff MJ, Li D, Tayek JA, Karlsberg RP, Karpman HL. Identification of Noncalcified

Plaque in Young Persons with Diabetes: An Opportunity for Early Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery

Disease Identified with Low-dose Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. Acad Radiol.

2012;19(7):889-93. PMID: 22542200

461. Erbel R, Budoff M. Improvement of cardiovascular risk prediction using coronary imaging: subclinical

atherosclerosis: the memory of lifetime risk factor exposure. Eur Heart J. 2012 May;33(10):1201-13. PMID:

22547221

462. Choi TY, Woo V, Gupta M, Sourayanezhad S, Li D, Mao SS, Budoff M. Comparison of iodixanol 320

and iohexol 350 in image quality during 64-slice multidetector computed tomography: Prospective

randomized study. Int J Cardiol. 2012:158:134-8. PMID: 22560910

463. Huang G, Wang D, Khan UI, Zeb I, Manson JE, Miller V, Hodis HN, Budoff MJ, Merriam GR, Harman

SM, Brinton EA, Cedars MI, Lobo RA, Naftolin F, Santoro N, Taylor HS, Wildman RP, Su Y. Associations

between retinol-binding protein 4 and cardiometabolic risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in recently

postmenopausal women: Cross-sectional analyses from the KEEPS Study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2012 May

15;11(1):52. PMID: 22587616

464. Fox CS, White CC, Lohman K, Heard-Costa N, Cohen P, Zhang Y, Johnson AD, Emilsson V, Liu CT,

Chen YD, Taylor KD, Allison M, Budoff M; The CARDIoGRAM Consortium, Rotter JI, Carr JJ, Hoffmann

U, Ding J, Cupples LA, Liu Y. Genome-Wide Association of Pericardial Fat Identifies a Unique Locus for

Ectopic Fat. PLoS Genet. 2012 May;8(5):e1002705. PMID: 22589742

465. Malpeso J, Budoff MJ. Predicting periprocedural myocardial infarction: target-lesion plaque

characterization with coronary computed tomography angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 May

22;59(21):1889-90. PMID: 22595408

466. D'Ascenzo F, Presutti DG, Picardi E, Moretti C, Omedè P, Sciuto F, Novara M, Yan AT, Goodman S,

Mahajan N, Kosuge M, Palazzuoli A, Jong GP, Isma'eel H, Budoff MJ, Rubinshtein R, Gewirtz H, Reed MJ,

Theroux P, Biondi-Zoccai G, Modena MG, Sheiban I, Gaita F. Prevalence and non-invasive predictors of

left main or three-vessel coronary disease: evidence from a collaborative international meta-analysis including

22 740 patients. Heart. 2012 Jun;98(12):914-9. PMID: 22626899

467. Otaki Y, Arsanjani R, Gransar H, Cheng VY, Dey D, Labounty T, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah

M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky

M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Dunning A, Cury RC, Feuchtner

G, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Berman DS, Min JK. What have we learned from CONFIRM? Prognostic

implications from a prospective multicenter international observational cohort study of consecutive

patients undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography. J Nucl Cardiol. 2012 Aug;19(4):787-

95. PMID: 22689072

468. Liang CJ, Budoff MJ, Kaufman JD, Kronmal RA, Brown ER. An alternative method for quantifying

coronary artery calcification: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA). BMC Med Imaging. 2012

Jul 2;12(1):14. PMID: 22747658

469. Weinberg N, Young A, Hunter CJ, Agrawal N, Mao S, Budoff MJ. Physical activity, hormone

replacement therapy, and the presence of coronary calcium in midlife women. Women Health. 2012

Jul;52(5):423-36. PMID: 22747181

470. Tsang JC, Min JK, Lin FY, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ. Sex comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 64-

multidetector row coronary computed tomographic angiography: Results from the multicenter ACCURACY

trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2012 Jul;6(4):246-51. PMID: 22732197

471. Nasir K, Rubin J, Blaha MJ, Shaw LJ, Blankstein R, Rivera JJ, Khan AN, Berman D, Raggi P, Callister

T, Rumberger JA, Min J, Jones SR, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Interplay of coronary artery calcification and

traditional risk factors for the prediction of all-cause mortality in asymptomatic individuals. Circ Cardiovasc

Imaging. 2012 Jul 1;5(4):467-73. PMID: 22718782

472. Rana JS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ,

Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cury R, Delago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Karlsberg RP, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Labounty TM, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Villines TC,

Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Min JK. Differences in Prevalence, Extent, Severity, and Prognosis of Coronary

Artery Disease Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Undergoing Coronary Computed Tomography

Angiography: Results from 10,110 individuals from the CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography

EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes): an InteRnational Multicenter Registry. Diabetes Care 2012:

35(8):1787-94. PMID: 22699296

473. Owens DS, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Carr JJ, Heckbert SR, Otto CM, Probstfield JL,

Kronmal RA, O'Brien KD. Aortic valve calcium independently predicts coronary and cardiovascular events

in a primary prevention population. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Jun;5(6):619-25. PMID: 22698532

474. Cho I, Chang HJ, Sung JM, Pencina MJ, Lin FY, Dunning AM, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman

DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Maffei E, Cademartiri F,

Kaufmann P, Shaw LJ, Raff GL, Chinnaiyan KM, Villines TC, Cheng V, Nasir K, Gomez M, Min JK; on

behalf of the CONFIRM Investigators. Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography and Risk of All-

Cause Mortality and Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction in Subjects Without Chest Pain Syndrome From the




























CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International

Multicenter Registry). Circulation. 2012 Jul 17;126(3):304-313. PMID: 22685117

475. Lee KB, Budoff MJ, Zavodni A, Polak JF, Jeffrey Carr J, Burke GL, Herrington DM. Coronary artery

calcium is associated with degree of stenosis and surface irregularity of carotid artery. Atherosclerosis.

2012 Jul;223(1):160-5. PMID: 22658554

476. Tota-Maharaj R, Blaha MJ, McEvoy JW, Blumenthal RS, Muse ED, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Berman DS,

Rana JS, Rumberger J, Callister T, Rivera J, Agatston A, Nasir K. Coronary artery calcium for the prediction

of mortality in young adults <45 years old and elderly adults >75 years old. Eur Heart J 2012;33(23):2955-

62. PMID: 22843447

477. Degoma EM, French B, Dunbar RL, Allison MA, Mohler ER 3rd, Budoff MJ. Intraindividual variability

of C-reactive protein: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2012: 224(1):274-9

PMID:22846611

478. Larijani VN, Ahmadi N, Zeb I, Khan F, Flores F, Budoff M. Beneficial effects of aged garlic extract and

coenzyme Q10 on vascular elasticity and endothelial function: The FAITH randomized clinical trial.

Nutrition 2013;29(1):71-5. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2012.03.016.2012. PMID: 22858191

479. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Nasir K , Kadakia J, Nabavi V, Flores F, Li D, Budoff MJ. Aged garlic extract and

coenzyme Q10 have favorable effect on inflammatory markers and coronary atherosclerosis progression: A

randomized clinical trial. J Cardiovascular Disease Research 2012:3;185-190. PMID: 22923934

480. Hou ZH, Lu B, Gao Y, Yu FF, Cao HL, Jiang SL, Roy SK, Budoff MJ. Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis

and Risk Stratification in Young Adults with an Intermediate Pretest Likelihood Detected by Multidetector

Computed Tomography. Acad Radiol. 2012 Nov;19(11):1309-15. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.06.005. PMID:

22884401

481. Elmariah S, Delaney JA, Bluemke DA, Budoff MJ, O'Brien KD, Fuster V, Kronmal RA, Halperin JL.

Associations of LV Hypertrophy With Prevalent and Incident Valve Calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Aug;5(8):781-8. PMID: 22897991

482. Min JK, Leipsic J, Pencina MJ, Berman DS, Koo BK, van Mieghem C, Erglis A, Lin FY, Dunning AM,

Apruzzese P, Budoff MJ, Cole JH, Jaffer FA, Leon MB, Malpeso J, Mancini GB, Park SJ, Schwartz RS,

Shaw LJ, Mauri L. Diagnostic Accuracy of Fractional Flow Reserve From Anatomic CT Angiography.

JAMA. 2012 Aug 26:1-9. doi: 10.1001/2012.jama.11274. PMID: 22922562

483. Labounty TM, Gomez MJ, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,

Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow B, Cury R, Delago A, Dunning A, Feuchtner G,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines

TC, Min JK. Body mass index and the prevalence, severity, and risk of coronary artery disease: an

international multicentre study of 13 874 patients. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Aug 24. PMID:

22922955

484. Wells JM, Washko GR, Han MK, Abbas N, Nath H, Mamary AJ, Regan E, Bailey WC, Martinez FJ,

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485. Hou ZH, Lu B, Gao Y, Cao HL, Yu FF, Jing N, Chen X, Cong XF, Roy SK, Budoff MJ. Matrix

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Jan;20(1):25-31. PMID: 22947272

486. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Molnar MZ, Li D, Shantouf R, Hatamizadeh P, Choi T, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff

MJ. Association of coronary artery calcium score and vascular dysfunction in long-term hemodialysis

patients. Hemodial Int. 2012 Sep 11. doi: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2012.00739.x. PMID: 22962941

487. He J, Reilly M, Yang W, Chen J, Go AS, Lash JP, Rahman M, Defilippi C, Gadegbeku C, Kanthety R,

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488. Nakazato R, Gransar H, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ,

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489. Madaj P, Budoff MJ. Risk stratification of non-contrast CT beyond the coronary calcium scan. J

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490. Kaufman JD, Adar SD, Allen RW, Barr RG, Budoff MJ, Burke GL, Casillas AM, Cohen MA, Curl CL,

Daviglus ML, Roux AV, Jacobs DR Jr, Kronmal RA, Larson TV, Liu SL, Lumley T, Navas-Acien A,

O'Leary DH, Rotter JI, Sampson PD, Sheppard L, Siscovick DS, Stein JH, Szpiro AA, Tracy RP.

Prospective Study of Particulate Air Pollution Exposures, Subclinical Atherosclerosis, and Clinical

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491. Min JK, Berman DS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cury R, Delago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Karlsberg RP, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Plank F, Raff G, Villines T, Labounty

TM, Shaw LJ. All-cause mortality benefit of coronary revascularization vs. medical therapy in patients

without known coronary artery disease undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography: results

from CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational

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492. Budoff MJ : Screening for Ischemic Heart Disease with cardiac CT: Current Recommendations:

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493. Shaw LJ, Hausleiter J, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Kim YJ, Cheng VY, Chow BJ, Cury RC, Delago AJ, Dunning AL, Feuchtner GM, Hadamitzky

M, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Chinnaiyan KM, Maffei E, Raff GL, Villines TC,

Labounty T, Gomez MJ, Min JK. Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography as a Gatekeeper to

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494. Youssef G, Kalia N, Darabian S, Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium: New Insights, Recent Data, and Clinical

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495. Kaufman JD, Adar SD, Allen RW, Barr RG, Budoff MJ, Burke GL, Casillas AM, Cohen MA, Curl CL,

Daviglus ML, Diez Roux AV, Jacobs DR Jr, Kronmal RA, Larson TV, Liu SL, Lumley T, Navas-Acien A,

O'Leary DH, Rotter JI, Sampson PD, Sheppard L, Siscovick DS, Stein JH, Szpiro AA, Tracy RP. Prospective

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496. Min JK, Berman DS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cury R, Delago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Karlsberg RP, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Plank F, Raff G, Villines T, Labounty

TM, Shaw LJ. All-cause mortality benefit of coronary revascularization vs. medical therapy in patients

without known coronary artery disease undergoing coronary computed tomographic angiography: results

from CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational

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497. Hou ZH, Lu B, Gao Y, Jiang SL, Wang Y, Li W, Budoff MJ. Prognostic value of coronary CT

angiography and calcium score for major adverse cardiac events in outpatients. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging.

2012 Oct;5(10):990-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.06.006. PMID: 23058065

498. McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Khan AN, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Raggi P, Min JK,

Rumberger JA, Callister TQ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Mortality rates in smokers and nonsmokers in the

presence or absence of coronary artery calcification. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Oct;5(10):1037-45.

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499. Jug B, Gupta M, Papazian J, Li D, Tsang J, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff M. Diagnostic performance

of 64-slice multidetector coronary computed tomographic angiography in women. J Nucl Cardiol.

2012;19(6):1154-61. doi: 10.1007/s12350-012-9630-x. PMID: 23065417

500. Graham G, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Agatston A, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Berman D, Rana JS,

Callister T, Rumberger JA, Min J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Impact of coronary artery calcification on all-

cause mortality in individuals with and without hypertension. Atherosclerosis. 2012 Dec;225(2):432-7. doi:

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.08.014. PMID: 23078882

501. Min JK, Budoff MJ, Berman DS. Coronary CT angiography for acute chest pain. N Engl J Med. 2012

Oct 25;367(17):1665-6; author reply 1666-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1210170#SA2. PMID: 23094737

502. Grunwald JE, Alexander J, Ying GS, Maguire M, Daniel E, Whittock-Martin R, Parker C, McWilliams

K, Lo JC, Go A, Townsend R, Gadegbeku CA, Lash JP, Fink JC, Rahman M, Feldman H, Kusek JW, Xie D,

Jaar BG; CRIC Study Group. Retinopathy and chronic kidney disease in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency

Cohort (CRIC) study. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep 1;130(9):1136-44. PMID: 22965589

503. Choi TY, Li D, Nasir K, Zeb I, Sourayanezhad S, Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Mao SS, Budoff MJ.

Differences in Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and Composition according to Increasing Age on

Computed Tomography Angiography. Acad Radiol. 2012 Oct 22. doi:pii: S1076-6332(12)00490-4.

10.1016/j.acra.2012.09.017. PMID: 23099239

504. Adeseun GA, Xie D, Wang X, Joffe MM, Mohler ER 3rd, Townsend RR, Budoff M, Rosas SE. Carotid

plaque, carotid intima-media thickness, and coronary calcification equally discriminate prevalent

cardiovascular disease in kidney disease. Am J Nephrol. 2012;36(4):342-7. doi: 10.1159/000342794. PMID:

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505. Jug B, Papazian J, Lee R, Budoff MJ. Association of Lipoprotein Subfractions and Coronary Artery

Calcium In Patient at Intermediate Cardiovascular Risk. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 7. doi:pii: S0002-

9149(12)02194-7. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.09.016. PMID: 23141758

506. Miller VM, Petterson TM, Jeavons EN, Lnu AS, Rider DN, Heit JA, Cunningham JM, Huggins GS,

Hodis HN, Budoff MJ, Santoro N, Hopkins PN, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Naftolin F, Taylor HS, Harman SM,

de Andrade M. Genetic polymorphisms associated carotid artery intima-media thickness and coronary artery

calcification in women of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study. Physiol Genomics. 2012; epub.

PMID: 23188791

507. Kiramijyan S, Ahmadi N, Isma'eel H, Flores F, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Budoff MJ. Impact of Coronary

Artery Calcium Progression and Statin Therapy on Clinical Outcome in Subjects With and Without Diabetes

Mellitus. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Nov 30. doi:pii: S0002-9149(12)02284-9. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.09.033.

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508. Hulten E, Villines TC, Cheezum MK, Berman DS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cury RC, Delago A, Feuchtner

G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann PA, Karlsberg RP, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Plank F,

Raff GL, Labounty TM, Shaw LJ, Min JK; CONFIRM Investigators. Usefulness of Coronary Computed

Tomography Angiography to Predict Mortality and Myocardial Infarction Among Caucasian, African and

East Asian Ethnicities (from the CONFIRM [Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes:

An International Multicenter] Registry). Am J Cardiol. 2012 Dec 1. doi:pii: S0002-9149(12)02313-2.

10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.028. PMID: 23211358

509. Buttan AK, Yang EH, Budoff MJ, Vorobiof G. Evaluation of valvular disease by cardiac computed

tomography assessment. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2012 Nov;6(6):381-92. doi:

10.1016/j.jcct.2012.10.007. PMID: 23217461

510. Jug B, Gupta M, Papazian J, Li D, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff M. Influence of race and ethnicity on

diagnostic performance of 64-slice multidetector coronary computed tomographic angiography. Int J Cardiol.

2012 Dec 3. doi:pii: S0167-5273(12)01436-2. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.10.061. PMID: 23218578

511. Wang Y, Lv B, Chen J, Zhang Y, Luo F, Lu N, Sun K, Hou Z, Cao H, Zeb I, Budoff M, Hui R.

Intramural Coronary Arterial Course Is Associated With Coronary Arterial Stenosis and Prognosis of Major

Cardiac Events. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012 Dec 13. PMID: 23241404

512. Hatamizadeh P, Fonarow GC, Budoff MJ, Darabian S, Kovesdy CP, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Cardiorenal

syndrome: pathophysiology and potential targets for clinical management. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2012 Dec 18.

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513. Donohue KM, Hoffman EA, Baumhauer H, Guo J, Budoff M, Austin JH, Kalhan R, Kawut S, Tracy R,

Barr RG. Cigarette smoking and airway wall thickness on CT scan in a multi-ethnic cohort: the MESA Lung

Study. Respir Med. 2012 Dec;106(12):1655-64. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2012.08.006. PMID: 22974831

514. Youssef G, Kalia N, Darabian S, Budoff MJ.Coronary calcium: new insights, recent data, and clinical

role. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2013 Jan;15(1):325. doi: 10.1007/s11886-012-0325-3. PMID: 23250661

515. Latif MA, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery calcium scanning: a useful tool for refining heart failure risk

prediction? Future Cardiol. 2013 Jan;9(1):1-3. doi: 10.2217/fca.12.74. PMID: 23259469

516. Roy SK, Cespedes A, Li D, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Chronic Kidney Disease is Associated with Increased

Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis as Revealed by Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography. Tex

Heart Inst J. 2012;39(6):811-6. PMID: 23304018

517. Wolff EF, He Y, Black DM, Brinton EA, Budoff MJ, Cedars MI, Hodis HN, Lobo RA, Manson JE,

Merriam GR, Miller VM, Naftolin F, Pal L, Santoro N, Zhang H, Harman SM, Taylor HS. Self-reported

menopausal symptoms, coronary artery calcification, and carotid intima-media thickness in recently

menopausal women screened for the Kronos early estrogen prevention study (KEEPS). Fertil Steril. 2013 Jan

8. doi:pii: S0015-0282(12)02492-2. 10.1016MID: 23312232

518. Qasim AN, Rafeek H, Rasania SP, Churchill TW, Yang W, Ferrari VA, Jha S, Master SM, Mulvey CK,

Terembula K, Dailing C, Budoff MJ, Kawut SM, Reilly MP.Cardiovascular risk factors and mitral annular

calcification in type 2 diabetes. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Feb;226(2):419-24. doi:

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.11.011. PMID: 23273961

519. Darabian S, Zeb I, Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Budoff M. Use of noninvasive imaging in the evaluation of

coarctation of aorta. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2013 Jan;37(1):75-8. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182739f81.

PMID: 23321836

520. Darabian S, Hormuz M, Latif MA, Pahlevan S, Budoff MJ. The role of carotid intimal thickness

testing and risk prediction in the development of coronary atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2013

Mar;15(3):306. doi: 10.1007/s11883-012-0306-4. PMID: 23328906

521. Jug B, Papazian J, Gupta M, Bhatia H, Derakhshani A, Koplik S, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Diagnostic

performance of computed tomographic coronary angiography in patients with end-stage renal disease. Coron

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522. Hacıoğlu Y, Gupta M, Choi TY, George RT, Deible CR, Jacobson LP, Witt MD, Palella FJ, Post WS,

Budoff MJ. Use of cardiac CT angiography imaging in an epidemiology study - the Methodology of the

Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study cardiovascular disease substudy. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg. 2013 Jan 30. doi:

10.5152/akd.2013.065. PMID: 23376648

523. Thanassoulis G, Campbell CY, Owens DS, Smith JG, Smith AV, Peloso GM, Kerr KF, Pechlivanis S,

Budoff MJ, Harris TB, Malhotra R, O'Brien KD, Kamstrup PR, Nordestgaard BG, Tybjaerg-Hansen A,

Allison MA, Aspelund T, Criqui MH, Heckbert SR, Hwang SJ, Liu Y, Sjogren M, van der Pals J, Kälsch H,

Mühleisen TW, Nöthen MM, Cupples LA, Caslake M, Di Angelantonio E, Danesh J, Rotter JI, Sigurdsson

S, Wong Q, Erbel R, Kathiresan S, Melander O, Gudnason V, O'Donnell CJ, Post WS; CHARGE

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524. Scialla JJ, Lau WL, Reilly MP, Isakova T, Yang HY, Crouthamel MH, Chavkin NW, Rahman M, Wahl

P, Amaral AP, Hamano T, Master SR, Nessel L, Chai B, Xie D, Kallem RR, Chen J, Lash JP, Kusek JW,

Budoff MJ, Giachelli CM, Wolf M. Fibroblast growth factor 23 is not associated with and does not induce

arterial calcification. Kidney Int. 2013 Feb 6. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.3. PMID: 23389416

525. Santora LJ, Pillutla P, Norris T, Santora R, Brandt R, Jenkins M, Robinson M, Santora N, Budoff MJ.

Coronary calcium scanning independently detects coronary artery disease in asymptomatic firefighters: A

prospective study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Jan;7(1):46-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2012.07.003.

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526. Budoff MJ, Shittu A, Roy S.Use of cardiovascular computed tomography in the diagnosis and

management of coarctation of the aorta. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Feb 7. doi:pii: S0022-

5223(13)00052-4. 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.01.024. PMID: 23395099

527. Otaki Y, Gransar H, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Dey D, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,


























Kaufmann P, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Dunning A, Min JK. Impact of Family History of

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doi:pii: S0002-9149(12)02645-8. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.12.042. PMID: 23411105

528. Schuetz GM, Schlattmann P, Achenbach S, Budoff M, Garcia MJ, Roehle R, Pontone G, Meijboom WB,

Andreini D, Alkadhi H, Honoris L, Bettencourt N, Hausleiter J, Leschka S, Gerber BL, Meijs MF, Shabestari

AA, Sato A, Zimmermann E, Schoepf UJ, Diederichsen A, Halon DA, Mendoza-Rodriguez V, Hamdan A,

Nørgaard BL, Brodoefel H, Ovrehus KA, Jenkins SM, Halvorsen BA, Rixe J, Sheikh M, Langer C,

Martuscelli E, Romagnoli A, Scholte AJ, Marcus RP, Ulimoen GR, Nieman K, Mickley H, Nikolaou K,

Tardif JC, Johnson TR, Muraglia S, Chow BJ, Maintz D, Laule M, Dewey M. Individual patient data meta-

analysis for the clinical assessment of coronary computed tomography angiography: protocol of the

Collaborative Meta-Analysis of Cardiac CT (CoMe-CCT). Syst Rev. 2013 Feb 15;2(1):13. doi:

10.1186/2046-4053-2-13.PMID: 23414575

529. Defilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Martin SS, Reed RM, Jones SR, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum lipoproteins: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis. 2013 Jan 29. doi:pii: S0021-9150(13)00058-0. 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.01.022.

PMID: 23419204

530. Leipsic J, Taylor CM, Grunau G, Heilbron BG, Mancini GB, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS,

Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Cury R, Feuchtner G, Kim YJ, Kaufmann PA, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw

LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. Cardiovascular Risk among Stable Individuals Suspected of Having Coronary

Artery Disease with No Modifiable Risk Factors: Results from an International Multicenter Study of 5262

Patients. Radiology. 2013 Feb 19. PMID: 23424261

531. Budoff MJ, Malpeso JM, Zeb I, Gao YL, Li D, Choi TY, Dailing CA, Mao SS. Measurement of

Phantomless Thoracic Bone Mineral Density on Coronary Artery Calcium CT Scans Acquired with Various

CT Scanner Models. Radiology. 2013 Feb 25. PMID: 23440323

532. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Jug B, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Detection and quantification of myocardial perfusion

defects by resting single-phase 64-slice cardiac computed tomography angiography compared with SPECT

myocardial perfusion imaging. Coron Artery Dis. 2013 Feb 25. PMID: 23442945

533. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Zeb I, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M. Aged garlic extract with

supplement is associated with increase in brown adipose, decrease in white adipose tissue and predict lack of

progression in coronary atherosclerosis. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Mar 1. doi:pii: S0167-5273(13)00242-8.

10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.182. PMID: 23453866

534. Freiberg MS, Chang CC, Kuller LH, Skanderson M, Lowy E, Kraemer KL, Butt AA, Bidwell Goetz M,

Leaf D, Oursler KA, Rimland D, Rodriguez Barradas M, Brown S, Gibert C, McGinnis K, Crothers K, Sico

J, Crane H, Warner A, Gottlieb S, Gottdiener J, Tracy RP, Budoff M, Watson C, Armah KA, Doebler D,

Bryant K, Justice AC. HIV Infection and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction. JAMA Intern Med. 2013

Mar 4:1-9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.3728. PMID: 23459863

535. Budoff M. Updates on insulin resistance. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2013 Mar;11(3):283-4. doi:

10.1586/erc.12.189. PMID: 23469906

536. Budoff MJ, Young R, Lopez VA, Kronmal RA, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Detrano RC, Bild DE, Guerci

AD, Liu K, Shea S, Szklo M, Post W, Lima J, Bertoni A, Wong ND. Progression of Coronary Calcium and

Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol.

2013 Mar 13;61(12):1231-1239. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.035. PMID: 23500326

537. Budoff MJ. Diabetes Mellitus in Women Can be RUTHless: Lessons From the Raloxifene Use for The

Heart (RUTH) Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Mar 1;6(2):137-8. doi:

10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.113.000146. Epub 2013 Mar 12. No abstract available PMID: 23481520

538. Kalia N, Budoff M.CTA in the evaluation of acute chest pain syndromes. Should more widespread use

be advocated? Expert Opin Med Diagn. 2012 Jul;6(4):275-80. doi: 10.1517/17530059.2012.676041. Epub

2012 Apr 5. PMID: 23480739

539. Budoff M. Statins - Still in Pursuit of Pleotropic Effects. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Mar 13. doi:pii:

S0735-1097(13)01003-6. 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.024. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID:

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540. Dwivedi G, Cocker M, Yam Y, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,




























Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan KM, Delago A, Dunning AM, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann PA, Labounty TM, Lin F, Maffei E, Raff GL, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK, Chow BJ;

CONFIRM Investigators. Predictive Value of Cardiac Computed Tomography and the Impact of Renal

Function on All Cause Mortality (from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Evaluation for

Clinical Outcomes). Am J Cardiol. 2013 Mar 14. doi:pii: S0002-9149(13)00526-2.

10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.02.004. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23499275

541. Choi TY, Ahmadi N, Sourayanezhad S, Zeb I, Budoff MJ.Relation of vascular stiffness with epicardial

and pericardial adipose tissues, and coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Mar 15. doi:pii:

S0021-9150(13)00178-0. 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.03.003. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23537929

542. Snell-Bergeon JK, Budoff MJ, Hokanson JE. Vascular Calcification in Diabetes: Mechanisms and

Implications. Curr Diab Rep. 2013 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23526400

543. Foster T, Anania FA, Li D, Katz R, Budoff M. The Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Nonalcoholic

Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in African Americans: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Dig

Dis Sci. 2013 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:23546700

544. Cury RC, Budoff M, Taylor AJ. J Coronary CT angiography versus standard of care for assessment of

chest pain in the emergency department. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Feb 27. doi:pii: S1934-

5925(13)00052-X. 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.01.009. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23538167

545. Pandey AK, Pandey S, Blaha MJ, Agatston A, Feldman T, Ozner M, Santos RD, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal

RS, Nasir K. Family history of coronary heart disease and markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease:

Where do we stand? Atherosclerosis. 2013 Mar 14. doi:pii: S0021-9150(13)00126-3.

10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.02.016. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:23578356

546. Li D, Mao SS, Khazai B, Hyder JA, Allison M, McClelland R, de Boer I, Carr JJ, Criqui MH, Gao

Y,Budoff MJ. Noncontrast Cardiac Computed Tomography Image-Based Vertebral Bone Mineral Density:

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Acad Radiol. 2013 May;20(5):621-7. doi:

10.1016/j.acra.2013.01.007. PMID: 23570937

547. Wolff EF, He Y, Black DM, Brinton EA, Budoff MJ, Cedars MI, Hodis HN, Lobo RA, Manson JE,

Merriam GR, Miller VM, Naftolin F, Pal L, Santoro N, Zhang H, Harman SM, Taylor HS. Self-reported

menopausal symptoms, coronary artery calcification, and carotid intima-media thickness in recently

menopausal women screened for the Kronos early estrogen prevention study (KEEPS). Fertil Steril 2013;

99(5):1385-1391.

548. Bauer M, Delaney JA, Möhlenkamp S, Jöckel KH, Kronmal RA, Lehmann N, Mukamal KJ, Moebus S,

Polak JF, Dragano N, Budoff MJ, Erbel R, McClelland RL; Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the

Investigator Group of the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study. Comparison of Factors Associated with Carotid

Intima-Media Thickness in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Heinz Nixdorf Recall

Study (HNR). J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Apr 20. doi:pii: S0894-7317(13)00209-5.

10.1016/j.echo.2013.03.011. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23611058

549. Sachs MC, Shoben A, Levin GP, Robinson-Cohen C, Hoofnagle AN, Swords-Jenny N, Ix JH, Budoff M,

Lutsey PL, Siscovick DS, Kestenbaum B, de Boer IH. Estimating mean annual 25-hydroxyvitamin D

concentrations from single measurements: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013

Jun;97(6):1243-51. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.054502. Epub 2013 Apr 24. PMID: 23615830

550. Nakazato R, Gransar H, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Dunning A, Cury RC, Feuchtner G, Kim YJ, Leipsic

J, Min JK. Relationship of low- and high-density lipoproteins to coronary artery plaque composition by CT

angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 Mar-Apr;7(2):83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.01.008.

Epub 2013 Feb 27. PMID: 23622503

551. Adar SD, Sheppard L, Vedal S, Polak JF, Sampson PD, Diez Roux AV, Budoff M, Jacobs DR Jr, Barr

RG, Watson K, Kaufman JD. Fine particulate air pollution and the progression of carotid intima-medial

thickness: a prospective cohort study from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and air pollution. PLoS

Med. 2013 Apr;10(4):e1001430. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001430. Epub 2013 Apr 23. PMID: 23637576

552. Sun M, Kaufman JD, Sun-Young K, Larson TV, Gould TR, Polak JF, Budoff MJ, Diez Roux AV, Vedal

S. Particulate matter components and subclinical atherosclerosis: common approaches to estimating exposure





















in a Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis cross-sectional study. Environ Health. 2013 May 3;12(1):39.

[Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23641873

553. Ogorodnikova AD, Khan UI, McGinn AP, Zeb I, Budoff MJ, Harman SM, Miller VM, Brinton EA,

Manson JE, Hodis HN, Merriam GR, Cedars MI, Taylor HS, Naftolin F, Lobo RA, Santoro N, Wildman RP.

Ectopic fat and adipokines in metabolically benign overweight/obese women: The kronos early estrogen

prevention study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 Nov 29. doi: 10.1002/oby.20200. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 23670850

554. Yeboah J, Carr JJ, Terry JG, Ding J, Zeb I, Liu S, Nasir K, Post W, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ.

Computed tomography-derived cardiovascular risk markers, incident cardiovascular events, and all-cause

mortality in nondiabetics: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2013 Epub.

PMID:23689526

555. Yousuf O, Mohanty BD, Martin SS, Joshi PH, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. High-

sensitivity C-reactive Protein and Cardiovascular Disease: A Resolute Belief or an Elusive Link? J Am Coll

Cardiol. 2013 May 30. doi:pii: S0735-1097(13)02086-X. 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.016. PMID: 23727085

556. Ferguson JF, Matthews GJ, Townsend RR, Raj DS, Kanetsky PA, Budoff M, Fischer MJ, Rosas SE,

Kanthety R, Rahman M, Master SR, Qasim A, Li M, Mehta NN, Shen H, Mitchell BD, O'Connell JR,

Shuldiner AR, Ho WK, Young R, Rasheed A, Danesh J, He J, Kusek JW, Ojo AO, Flack J, Go AS,

Gadegbeku CA, Wright JT, Saleheen D, Feldman HI, Rader DJ, Foulkes AS, Reilly MP. Candidate Gene

Association Study of Coronary Artery Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease: Findings from the Chronic

Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 May 30. doi:pii: S0735-1097(13)02075-5.

10.1016/j.jacc.2013.01.103. PMID: 23727086

557. Hadamitzky M, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman D, Budoff M, Cademartiri F, Callister T, Chang

HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cury R, Delago A, Dunning A, Feuchtner G, Gomez M, Kaufmann

P, Kim YJ, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Min JK, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Hausleiter J. Optimized

Prognostic Score for Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Results from the Confirm Registry

(COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioNFor Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter Registry). J

Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 May 29. doi:pii: S0735-1097(13)02077-9. 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.04.064. PMID:

23727215

558. Ahmed HM, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Jones SR, Rivera JJ, Agatston A, Blankstein R, Wong ND, Lakoski S,

Budoff MJ, Burke GL, Sibley CT, Ouyang P, Blumenthal RS. Low-Risk Lifestyle, Coronary Calcium,

Cardiovascular Events, and Mortality: Results From MESA. Am J Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 1;178(1):12-21. doi:

10.1093/aje/kws453. Epub 2013 Jun 2.PMID: 23733562

559. Budoff MJ. CV Risk of Secondhand Tobacco Exposure: Is it All Smoke and Mirrors? JACC Cardiovasc

Imaging. 2013 Jun;6(6):658-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.03.003. PMID: 23764094

560. Jug B, Kadakia J, Gupta M, Papazian J, Derakhshani A, Koplik S, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Coronary

calcifications and plaque characteristics in patients with end-stage renal disease: a computed tomographic

study. Coron Artery Dis. 2013 Jun 27. PMID: 23811834

561. Budoff MJ, Möhlenkamp S, McClelland R, Delaney JA, Bauer M, Jöckel HK, Kälsch H, Kronmal R,

Nasir K, Lehmann N, Moebus S, Mukamal K, Erbel R; Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the

Investigator Group of the Heinz Nixdorf RECALL Study. A comparison of outcomes with coronary artery

calcium scanning in unselected populations: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Heinz

Nixdorf RECALL study (HNR). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2013 May - June;7(3):182-191. doi:

10.1016/j.jcct.2013.05.009. PMID: 23849491

562. Wojczynski MK, Li M, Bielak LF, Kerr KF, Reiner AP, Wong ND, Yanek LR, Qu L, White CC, Lange

LA, Ferguson JF, He J, Young T, Mosley TH, Smith JA, Kral BG, Guo X, Wong Q, Ganesh SK, Heckbert

SR, Griswold ME, O'Leary DH, Budoff M, Carr JJ, Taylor HA Jr, Bluemke DA, Demissie S, Hwang SJ,

Paltoo DN, Polak JF, Psaty BM, Becker DM, Province MA, Post WS, O'Donnell CJ, Wilson JG, Harris TB,

Kavousi M, Cupples LA, Rotter JI, Fornage M, Becker LC, Peyser PA, Borecki IB, Reilly MP.Genetics of

coronary artery calcification among African Americans, a meta-analysis. BMC Med Genet. 2013 Jul

19;14:75. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-14-75. PMID: 23870195

563. Karpouzas GA, Malpeso J, Choi TY, Li D, Munoz S, Budoff MJ. Prevalence, extent and composition of

coronary plaque in patients with rheumatoid arthritis without symptoms or prior diagnosis of coronary artery

disease. Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Jul 25. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203617. [Epub ahead of print]










PMID: 23887286

564. Delaney JA, Lehmann N, Jöckel KH, Elmariah S, Psaty BM, Mahabadi AA, Budoff M, Kronmal RA,

Nasir K, O'Brien KD, Möhlenkamp S, Moebus S, Dragano N, Winterstein AG, Erbel R, Kälsch H.

Associations between aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and aortic valve or coronary

artery calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study.

Atherosclerosis. 2013 Aug;229(2):310-6. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.05.002. Epub 2013 May 14.

PMID: 23880181

565. Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Avanes E, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery diameter related to calcium

scores and coronary risk factors as measured with multidetector computed tomography: a substudy of the

accuracy trial. Tex Heart Inst J. 2013;40(3):261-7. PMID: 23914015

566. Jensky NE, Allison MA, Loomba R, Carnethon MR, de Boer IH, Budoff MJ, Burke GL, Criqui MH, Ix

JH. Null association between abdominal muscle and calcified atherosclerosis in community-living persons

without clinical cardiovascular disease: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Metabolism. 2013 Jul 31.

doi:pii: S0026-0495(13)00181-9. 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.06.001. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 23916063

567. Al-Mallah MH, Qureshi W, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chang HJ,

Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Cheng VY, Delago A, Gomez M, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann PA, Leipsic J, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Cury RC, Feuchtner G, Plank F, Kim YJ,

Dunning AM, Min JK. Does coronary CT angiography improve risk stratification over coronary calcium

scoring in symptomatic patients with suspected coronary artery disease? Results from the prospective

multicenter international CONFIRM registry. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Aug 21. [Epub ahead

of print] PMID: 23966421

568. Shikuma CM, Barbour JD, Ndhlovu LC, Keating SM, Norris PJ, Budoff M, Parikh N, Seto T,

Gangcuangco LM, Ogata-Arakaki D, Chow D. Plasma Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 and Tumor

Necrosis Factor-α Levels Predict the Presence of Coronary Artery Calcium in HIV-Infected Individuals

Independent of Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013 Sep 21. [Epub

ahead of print] PMID: 23984974

569. Armah KA, Chang CC, Baker JV, Ramachandran VS, Budoff MJ, Crane HM, Gibert CL, Goetz MB,

Leaf DA, McGinnis KA, Oursler KA, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Sico JJ, Warner AL, Hsue PY,

Kuller LH, Justice AC, Freiberg MS; on behalf of the VACS Project Team. Prehypertension, Hypertension

and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV Infected and Uninfected Veterans.Clin Infect Dis. 2013

Sep 24. PMID: 24065316

570. Oni ET, Agatston AS, Blaha MJ, Fialkow J, Cury R, Sposito A, Erbel R, Blankstein R, Feldman T, Al-

Mallah MH, Santos RD, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. A systematic review: Burden and severity of subclinical

cardiovascular disease among those with nonalcoholic fatty liver; Should we care? Atherosclerosis. 2013

Oct;230(2):258-67. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.07.052. Epub 2013 Aug 9. PMID: 24075754

571. Nakazato R, Park HB, Berman DS, Gransar H, Koo BK, Erglis A, Lin FY, Dunning AM, Budoff MJ,

Malpeso J, Leipsic J, Min JK.Non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from CT Angiography

(FFRCT) for Coronary Lesions of Intermediate Stenosis Severity: Results from the DeFACTO study. Circ

Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 2408177

572. Bansal N, Katz R, de Boer IH, Kestenbaum B, Siscovick DS, Hoofnagle AN, Tracy R, Laughlin GA,

Criqui MH, Budoff MJ, Li D, Ix JH. Influence of Estrogen Therapy on Calcium, Phosphorus, and Other

Regulatory Hormones in Postmenopausal Women: The MESA Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Oct 3.

[Epub ahead of print] PMID: 24092825

In Press/Submitted for Publication

573. Mao S, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ, Brundage BH. Diagnostic Value of Electron Beam CT in Patients with

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Chest: (in press).

574. Hwang A, Brown AD, Budoff MJ, Garber AM.The cost-effectiveness of electron beam computed

tomography to diagnose and screen for coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol: (submitted for

publication).

575. Han JB, Budoff MJ. Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm. (Submitted for publication)

576. Budoff MJ, Maclean K, Shekelle P. Quality indicators for management of ischemic heart disease.

Annals of Internal Medicine (in press) Manuscript Num:S01-0016














Books

1. Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK:

Springer, 2006

2. Budoff MJ. Enhancing Heart Health. 2004

3. Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Narula J (Braunwald E, Series Ed). Atlas of Cardiovascular Computed

Tomography. 1st Edn. New York, NY: Current Medicine Group 2007.

4. Budoff MJ, Shinbane J (Eds). Handbook of Cardiovascular CT, Essentials for Clinical Practice, 1st Edn. London,

UK: Springer, 2008

5. Naghavi M, Berman D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P. Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis:

Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press, 2010.

6. Budoff MJ, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 2nd

Edn. London, UK:

Springer, 2010

Book Chapters

1. Budoff MJ, Brundage BH. Newer Imaging Modalities: Electron Beam Computed Tomography Willerson JT,

Cohn JN eds. Cardiovascular Medicine, Second Edition. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, 2000: Chapter

21.

2. Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium and Coronary Risk Factors. Navarro-Lopez F ed. XXI Congress of the European

Society of Cardiology. Bologna, Italy: Monduzzi Editore. 1999: 313-318.

3. Budoff MJ. Cardiac Computed Tomography. Weissman NJ and Adelmann GA (ed). Cardiac Imaging Secrets.

Hanley & Belfus/ Elsevier, Inc. Philadelphia, PA, 2004.

4. Budoff MJ. Chapter 2. Cardiac Diagnosis. In: Coronary artery Bypass Surgery. Ed: Baumgartner F.

5. Budoff MJ, Baumgartner F. Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. In: Coronary artery Bypass Surgery. Ed:

Baumgartner F., Chapter 5.

6. Budoff MJ. Cardiac Computed Tomography. Willerson and Cohn Cardiology, Springer-Verlach, 2005.

7. Shinbane JS, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Cardiac CT: Research developments toward comprehensive assessment of

coronary vasculature. Recent Res. Devel. Radiol., 2(2004): 1-15.

8. Shinbane JS, Budoff MJ. Computed Tomographic Cardiovascular Imaging. Suri, Yuan, Wilson,

Laxminarayan IOS Press, 2005. Chapter 7, pp 1-38.

9. Budoff MJ. Hypertension and Coronary Artery Calcification. Advanced Therapy in Hypertension and Vascular

Disease, Mohler / Townsend. BC Decker Inc, 2006

10. Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of

Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2006

11. Tseng PH, Budoff MJ. Cardiac Anatomy by Computed Tomography. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac

CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2006

12. Budoff MJ. Interpreting CT Angiography: Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Techniques. In: Budoff M,

Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer,

2006

13. Nasir K, Budoff MJ. Peripheral Angiography. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis

of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2006

14. Budoff MJ. Aortic, Renal and Carotid CT Angiography. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging:

Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2006; 207-222.

15. Shinbane JS, Budoff MJ. CT Imaging: Cardiac Electrophysiologic Applications. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J

(Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2006

16. Budoff MJ. Cardiac CT Scan. In a Page: Cardiology, Eds: Prasad/Kahan. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

2007; 198-199.

17. Budoff MJ. Computed Tomographic Cardiovascular Imaging. Willerson JT, Cohn JN, Wellens HJ, Holmes DR

eds. Cardiovascular Medicine, Third Edition. London: Springer-Verlag, 2007: Chapter 8; 181-197.

18. Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Budoff MJ, Berman DS. Coronary artery calcification and

prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events. Computed Tomography of the Cardiovascular

System.

19. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Colletti PM, Shinbane JS. Cardiovascular CT Angiography: Concepts important to Image

Acquisition and Reconstruction. In: Budoff MJ, Shinbane J (Eds). Handbook of Cardiovascular CT, Essentials

for Clinical Practice, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2008. Chapter 1;1-14.

20. Budoff MJ. Coronary Angiography of Native Vessels. In: Budoff MJ, Shinbane J (Eds). Handbook of

Cardiovascular CT, Essentials for Clinical Practice, 1st Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2008. Chapter 6; 49-56.

21. Budoff MJ, Taylor AJ. Cardiac CT Imaging. In: Fuster V (ed). The AHA Guidelines and Scientific Statement

Handbook. 1st Edn. New York, NY:Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. Chapter 20;336-346.

22. Molaie NN, Snyder S, Pendergraph B, Budoff MJ. Heart Failure Update. FP Essentials, Edition No. 363.

Leawood, Kan: American Academy of Family Physicians, August 2009; 1-52.

23. Budoff MJ, Di Carli MF. Cardiac Computed Tomography. In: Libby P (ed). Essential Atlas of Cardiovascular

Disease. 1st Edn. NY: Springer, 2009. Chapter 15;343-359.

24. Budoff MJ. The Post-Revascularization Patient. In Taylor AJ (ed): Atlas of Cardiovascular Computed

Tomography: An Imaging Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. Elsevier, Philadelphia, 2009. Chapter 9; 90-

95.

25. Shinbane JS, Ahmadi N, Shriki J, Budoff MJ: Coronary veins, systemic veins, and atria. In Taylor AJ (ed): Atlas

of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: An Imaging Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. Elsevier,

Philadelphia, 2009. Chapter 15; 167-187.

26. Shinbane, JS, Goodwin, D, Saxon, LA, Budoff, MJ. CT Angiography: Cardiac Anatomy for Mapping and

Ablation of Arrhythmias. In Cardiac Mapping, 3rd Edition. (Shenasa, M, Hindricks, G, Borggrefe, M,

Breithardt,G[editors]). Wiley Blackwell, Oxford, UK, 2009.

27. Budoff MJ, Gupta M. Aortic, Renal, and Carotid CT Angiography. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds).

Cardiac CT Imaging: Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 2nd

Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2010

28. Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography: Overview. In: Budoff M, Shinbane J (Eds). Cardiac CT Imaging:

Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease, 2nd

Edn. London, UK: Springer, 2010

29. Naghavi M, Falk E, Nasir K, Hecht HS, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Berman DS, Shah PK. Approach to

atherosclerosis as a disease: Primary prevention based on the detection and treatment of asymptomatic

atherosclerosis. In, Naghavi M, Berman D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P. Asymptomatic

Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press, 2010. Chapter

6:77-88.

30. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Kleis S, Akhtar W, McQuilkin G, Gul K, O’Brien T, Jamieson C, Hassan H,

Panthagani D, Yen A, Metcalfe R, Naghavi M. Digital (fingertip) thermal monitoring of vascular function: A

novel, noninvasive, nonimaging test to improve traditional cardiovascular risk assessment and monitoring of

response to treatments. In; Naghavi M, Berman D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P.

Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press,

2010. Chapter 18, 247-264.

31. Dey D, Kakadiaris IA, Budoff MJ, Naghavi M, Berman DS. Comprehensive non-contrast CT imaging of the

vulnerable patient. In; Naghavi M, Berman D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P. Asymptomatic

Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Detection and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press, 2010. Chapter

28; 375-394.

32. Naghavi M, Falk E, Hecht HS, Famieson MJ, Kaul S, Berman DS, Fayad Z, Budoff MJ, Rumberger J,

Naquvi TZ, Shaw LJ, Cohn JN, Faergeman O, Bahr RD, Koenig W, Demirovic J, Arking D, Herrera VLM,

Badimon JJ, Goldstein JA, Touchard AG, Rudy Y, Juhani Airaksinen KE, Schwartz RS, Riley WA, Mendes

RA, Douglas PA, Shah PK. From Vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient – Part III. In; Naghavi M,

Berman D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P. Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology,

Detection and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press, 2010. Chapter 39; pp 517-536.

33. Budoff MJ. Implications of SHAPLE Guidelines for improving patient compliance. In; Naghavi M, Berman

D, Falk E, Fayad Z, Nasir K, Budoff M, Shah P. Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis: Pathophysiology, Detection

and Treatment. New York, NY:Humana Press, 2010. Chapter 42;569-576.

34. Budoff MJ, Poon M, Maiolino G. Computed Tomography of the Heart. Hurst’s The Heart 12th Edition.

McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 2007;Chapter 20: 577-606.

35. Budoff MJ, Poon M, Daubert MA. Computed Tomography of the Heart 13th Edition. Eds: Fuster V,

O’Rourke RA, Walsh RA, Poole-Wilson P. 2011; McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Chapter 20: 577-606.

36. Nasir K, Bluemnthal RS, Wong ND, Budoff MJ. Role of Vascular Computed Tomography in Evaluation and

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Preventive Cardiology. Eds: Blumenthal RS, Foody JM, Wong ND.

Saunders, New York, NY. 2011:Chapter 27;443-460.

37. Roy S, Budoff MJ. Atherosclerosis: Role of Calcium Scoring. Problem Solving in Cardiovascular Imaging.

Eds: Abbara S, Kalva SP. Elsevier, New York, NY 2013:Chapter 22;370-381.

ABSTRACTS

1. Gillespie R, Budoff MJ, French W, Georgiou D, Mena I, Narahara K, Brundage B: Comparison of

Ultrafast Computed Tomography and Sestamibi in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease. Clinical

Research 41:37A, 1993.

2. Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody AS, Kennedy JM, Bleiweis MS, Wolfkiel C, Stanford W, Shields P,

Brundage BH: Comparison between coronary calcification as determined by ultrafast computed tomography

and angiographic stenosis: An age analysis in a multicenter study. Presented at "Advances in Ultrafast CT: an

International Symposium"; Miami FL, October 1993.

3. Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Brody AS, Kennedy JM, Bleiweis MS, Wolfkiel C, Agatston AS, Janowitz WR,

Stanford W, Shields P, Brundage BH: Comparison between coronary

angiographic data and coronary calcification data detected by ultrafast computed tomography using three

different criteria for the presence or absence of coronary calcification: A multicenter study. Presented at

"Advances in Ultrafast CT: an International Symposium"; Miami FL, October 1993.

4. Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Kennedy JM, Bleiweis MS, Wolfkiel C, Brody AS, Agatston AS,Stanford W,

Shields P, Brundage BH: The Value of Ultrafast CT coronary calcification in predicting significant coronary

artery disease compared to angiography: A Multicenter Study. Circulation 88:4 Part 2, I-639, 1993.

5. Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Bleiweis MS, Oates D, Henneman P, Niemann JT, Brundage BH: A new

approach for screening patients with chest pain in the emergency department using ultrafast computed

tomograhy. Circulation 88:4 Part 2, I-15, 1993.

6. Budoff MJ, Gillespie R, French W, Mena I, Narahara K, Brundage B: Comparison of Ultrafast Computed

Tomography and Sestamibi in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 88:4 Part 2, I-15,

1993.

7. Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody AS, Wolfkiel C, Agatston AS, Janowitz WR, Stanford W, Shields P,

Detrano RC, Brundage BH: The Value of Receiver Operation Characteristic (ROC) Curve Analysis to Detect

Coronary Artery Disease Determined by Coronary Calcification on Ultrafast CT (UFCT) Coronary

Calcification: A Multicenter Study. JACC 21: 201A, 1994.

8. Georgiou D, Kennedy JM, Budoff MJ, Brody AS, Lewis RJ, Wolfkiel C, Agatston AS, Janowitz WR,

Stanford W, Shields P, Brundage BH: Probability of multivessel coronary artery disease in 531 patients based

upon ultrafast CT (UFCT) coronary calcification: A multicenter study. JACC 21: 179A, 1994.

9. Georgiou D, Budoff MJ, Kennedy JM, Lewis RJ, Brody AS, Wolfkiel C, Agatston AS, Stanford W, Rich

S, Shields P, Brundage BH: Gender has additional value in the prediction of multivessel coronary artery

disease: an analysis of 710 patients in a multicenter study. Am J Card Imaging 8:5, 1994.

10. Kennedy JM, Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Agatston AS, Romano MA, Detrano RC, Brundage BH:

Coronary calcification by ultrafast computed tomography is an independent predictor of obstructive coronary

artery disease: a multivariate risk factor analysis. JACC 22: 387-A, 1995.

11. Romano MA, Budoff MJ, Kennedy JM, Georgiou D, Brundage BH: Improving accuracy of ultrafast

computed tomography in the detection of angiographically significant coronary artery disease. JACC 22: 387-

A, 1995.

12. Budoff MJ, Georgiou D, Brody AS, Kennedy JM, Wolfkiel C, Agatston AS, Stanford W, Shields P,

Brundage BH: Number of calcified coronary vessels by ultrafast computed tomography as a predictor of

angiographic coronary artery disease in a symptomatic population. Am J Card Imaging 8:6, 1994.

13. Hsiai T, Wang S, Detrano RC, Budoff MJ, Fallovolita J, Wolfkiel C, Shields P, Stanford W, Reed J:

Prognostic value of coronary calcium scores by electron beam computed tomography (EBCT) in patients

undergoing coronary angiography: A multicenter study. JACC 1995;22: 387-A.

14. Detrano RC, Kennedy JM, Wang S, Tang W, Budoff MJ, Fallavollita J, Wolfkiel C, Stanford W, Shields

P, Reed J. Electron beam computed tomography log calcium score, not number of calcified vessels, predicts

multivessel coronary artery disease: a multicenter study. Am J Card Imaging 1995:9;5.

15. Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, Lamont DH, Shavelle RM, Kennedy JM, Brudage BH: Exercise Testing and

Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 96: 8 1-

306; 1997.

16. Budoff MJ, Oudiz RJ, Zalace CP, Bakhsheshi H, Goldberg SL, Rami TG, Brundage BH: Intravenous

Three Dimensional Coronary Angiography Using Contrast Enhanced Electron Beam Computed

Tomography. JACC 29:2 (Suppl A) 393-A, 1997.

17. Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ, Bakhsheshi H, Zalace CP, Brundage BH: Determinates of Electron Beam CT

Coronary Angiographic Image Quality. Am J Card Imaging 1997;11:7.

18. Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM, Lamont DH, Kennedy JM, Brundage BH: Detection of Ischemic

Cardiomyopathy by Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Circulation 96: 8 1-272; 1997.

19. Lamont DH, Budoff MJ, Shavelle DM, Brundage BH, Hagar JM: Coronary Calcium Scanning Identifies

Patients with False Positive Stress Tests. Circulation 96: 8 1-306; 1997.

20. Budoff MJ, Grassman BO, Bakhsheshi H, Friedman BC, Brundage BH. Rates of Progression of

Coronary Calcification by Electron Beam Computed Tomography. Circulation 1998;98:I-656.

21. KennedyJM, Budoff MJ, Shavelle RM, Brundage BH. Angiography and Coronary Calcium: Effect on

Gender. Circulation 1998;98:I-656-7.

22. KennedyJM, Budoff MJ, Rumberger JA, Shavelle RM, Brundage BH. Coronary Calcium Thresholds to

Predict Angiographic Stenosis Severity in Symptomatic Persons. Circulation 1998;98:I-508.

23. Budoff MJ, Yang TP, Shavelle RM, Kim T, Akinwale P, Brundage BH. Ethnic Differences in Coronary

Calcium Prevalence in a Symptomatic Population. Acad Radiol 1998.

24. Peters SR, Khaleeli E, Ko JY, Budoff MJ. The use of electron beam computed tomography to predict

clinical significance of coronary calcification in diabetics. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:415A.

25. Le T, Ko JY, Budoff MJ. Comparison of echocardiography and electron beam computed tomography in

differentiating the etiology of heart failure.J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:175A.

26. Budoff MJ, Yang TP, Shavelle RM, Lamont DH, Brundage BH. Ethnic Difference in Coronary

Calcium Prevalence in a Symptomatic Population. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:414A.

27. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Oudiz RJ, Lane KL, Bakhsheshi H. Comparison of Electron Beam Tomography and

Spiral Computed Tomography in the Assessment of Coronary Calcification. Circulation 1999;100:I-27.

28. Baik H, Budoff MJ, Lane KL, Bakhsheshi H, Brundage BH. Accurate Measures of Ejection

Fraction using Electron Beam Tomography, Radionuclide Ventriculography and Catheterization Angiography.

Circulation 1999;100:I-311.

29. Budoff MJ, Kaufer ES, Han J, Mao S, Brundage BH. Prognostic Value of Coronary

Calcification in a Chest Pain Population. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000: 35(2); 462A.

30. DM Shavelle, SS Mao, J Takasu, MJ Budoff, KD O’Brien. Aortic Valve Calcium as Detected by

Electron Beam Computed Tomography Effect of Lipid Lowering Therapy on Progression. Clinical Trials

2001, Washington DC.

31. Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Bakhsheshi H, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery motion during the

cardiac cycle and optimal ECG triggering for reducing motion artifacts on coronary artery imaging. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2001;37:447A.

32. Lu B, Baksheshi H, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Yamamoto H, Liu SCG, Budoff MJ. The effects of image

quality on three-dimensional electron beam coronary angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2001;37:495A.

33. Lu B, Baksheshi H, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Yamamoto H, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. In-plane coronary artery

motion on multi-slice movie study of electron beam tomography. Circulation 2000:102:II-399.

34. Shah A, Mao S, Naik TK, Budoff MJ. Cardiac Events and Progression of Coronary Calcium Score

Using Electron Beam Tomography. Circulation 2000;102:II (abstract)

35. Lu B, Bakhsheshi H, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Loiu SC, Budoff MJ. The effects of image quality on three-

dimensional electron beam coronary angiography. Am J Radiol 2001;176;Suppl 9.

36. Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Baksheshi H, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery motion during the

cardiac cycle and optimal ECG triggering for reducing motion artifact on coronary artery imaging. Am J

Radiol 2001;176;Suppl 9.

37. Lu B, Dai RP, Jing BL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Wu QY, Budoff MJ. Noninvasive assessment of flow

characteristics and patency of coronary artery bypass graft using multislice flow study of electron beam

tomography. Am J Radiol 2001;176;Suppl 10.

38. Lu B, Dai RP, Jing BL, Jiang SL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery stenoses: a

phantom study using contrast enhanced and three-dimensional electron beam tomography. Am J Cardiol

2001. Vol 88, Sup 2A;75E-87E.

39. Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Baksheshi H, Liu SCK, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery motion during the

cardiac cycle and optimal ECG triggering for coronary artery imaging using electron beam tomography. Am J

Cardiol 2001. Vol 88, Sup 2A;75E-87E.

40. Lu B, Dai RP, Jing BL, Bai H, He S, Zhuang N, Wu QY, Budoff MJ. Evaluation of coronary artery

bypass graft patency using three-dimensional reconstruction and flow study on electron beam tomography.

Am J Cardiol 2001. Vol 88, Sup 2A;75E-87E.

41. Mao SS, Lu B, Baksheshi H, Oudiz RJ, Budoff MJ. Effect of ECG triggering on reproducibility of

coronary artery calcium scoring. Am J Cardiol 2001. Vol 88, Sup 2A;75E-87E.

42. Hunter CJ, Kim HT, Sorochinsky B, Budoff MJ. Physical Activity, Hormone Replacement Therapy and

Atherosclerosis in Midlife Women. Circulation 2001;104:II-535-6.

43. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Tsai J, Frandsen T. Measures of Noninvasive Brachial Artery-Derived Estimates

of Brachial Reactivity and Systemic Compliance in relation to Plaque Burden. Circulation 2001;104:II-537.

44. Yamamoto H, Shavelle DM, Takasu J, Lu B, Budoff MJ. Valvular and Thoracic Aortic Calcium as a

Marker of the Extent and Severity of Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 2001;104:II-537.

45. Lu B, Mao SS, Zhuang N, Child J, Carson S, Budoff MJ. Comparison of ECG Triggering Protocols for

Reducing Variability of Coronary Calcium Quantification. Circulation 2001;104:II-477.

46. Shavelle DM, Takasu J, Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Zhao XQ, O'Brien KD. Evaluation of Aortic

Valve Calcification by Serial Electron Beam Computed Tomography: Association of HMG CoA Reductase

Inhibitor Use with Lower Rate of Aortic Valve Calcium Progression. Circulation 2001;104:II-359.

47. Takasu J, Shavelle DM, O'Brien KD, Budoff MJ. Association Between Progression Of Aortic

Valve Calcification And Coronary Calcification: As Assessed by Electron Beam Tomography. Circulation

2001;104:II-477-8.

48. Takasu J, Shavelle D, Budoff MJ. Association between progression of aortic valve calcification and

coronary calcification: A study of Electron-Beam Tomography. Am J Cardiol 2001:88:86E.

49. Yamamoto H, Shavelle D, Takasu J, Budoff MJ. Extracoronary calcium as a marker of extent and

severity of coronary atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol 2001:88:86E.

50. Mao S, Budoff MJ, Lu B, Liu SCK, Bakhsheshi H, Oudiz RJ. Effect of Field of View Size on Values

in Coronary Artery Calcification Area, Agatston Score, and Interscan Reproducibility of Area and Score. Am

J Cardiol 2001;88:79E-80E.

51. Budoff MJ, Agrawal N, Reiss DS, Naik T, Le T, Mayet K. Statin Therapy, but not Exercise, Inhibit

Rates of Progression of Coronary Calcification. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:236A.

52. Hatwalker A, Agrawal N, Reiss DS, Budoff MJ. Increased Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis among

Asymptomatic Asian-Indians. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:381A.

53. Rasouli ML, Budoff MJ, Park R, Aziz D. Plasma Homocysteine and Not C-Reactive Protein Predicts

Progression of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:359A.

54. Shavelle D, Budoff MJ, Buljubasic N, Criley JM, Takasu J, Mao SS, Zhao XQ, O’Brien K. Aortic

Valve Calcium Measured by Electron Beam Computed Tomography: A Potential

New Measure of Aortic Stenosis Severity. J Am Coll Cardiol 2002;39:434A.

55. Lu B, Mao S, Zhuang N, Child J, Carson S, Budoff MJ. Comparison of ECG triggering protocols for

reducing variability of coronary artery calcium quantification on electron beam tomography. Radiology

2001;221(p):501.

56. Lu B, Zhuang N, Mao SS, Bakhsheshi H, Child J, Budoff MJ. Causes of Interscan Variability on

Coronary Artery Calcium Measurements by Electron Beam Tomography. Radiology 2001;221;501.

57. Zhao XQ, Wu AH, Takasu J, Budoff MJ, Caulfield MT, O'Brien KD, Shavelle DM. Angiotensin

Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Use Is Associated with a Decreased Rate of Aortic Valve Calcium

Accumulation. Circulation 2002: 106:II-640.

58. Mao SS, Budoff MJ, Child J, Carson S, Oudiz RJ, McKay C. Comparison of Measurement of LV Mass

and Volume by Cine and Angiographic Images with Electron Beam CT. Radiology 2002: RSNA meeting

2002.

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59. Merjanian R, Budoff M, Adler S, Supasyndh O, Mehrotra R. Coronary Artery Calcification in non-

dialyzed patients with diabetic renal disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13: 647A

60. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Ipp E, Adler S. High Prevalence And Severity Of Coronary Calcification In

Non-Dialyzed Patients With Diabetic Nephropathy(DN): No Correlation With Risk Factors For

Atherosclerosis Or Ca-P Metabolism. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13: 648A

61. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Ipp E, Adler S. Widened pulse pressure with rising serum creatinine: decreasing

aortic distensibility with advancing renal dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy (DN). J Am Soc Nephrol 2002;

13: 648A

62. Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JA, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Age and Gender

Distributions of Coronary Artery Calcium by Volumetric Scoring Detected by Electron-Beam Computed

Tomography in 7,370 Asymptomatic Adults. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:457A.

63. Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Callister T, Budoff M. Progression of Coronary Calcification Poses a High Risk of

Myocardial Infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:456-457A.

64. Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Family History of

Premature Coronary Heart Disease Is Associated With Higher Coronary Artery Calcium Burden in

Asymptomatic Individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:422-423A.

65. Budoff MJ, Mehrotra R, Merjanian R, Takasu J, Mao SS. Diabetes and Progression of Coronary

Calcium Score Using Electron Beam Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:458A.

66. Girsky MJ, Kang S, Budoff M. Cardiac Venous Assessment With Electron Beam Computed

Tomograpy: Implications for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;41:136A.

67. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Dalal D, Rumberger JA, Blumenthal RS. Family history of premature CHD

imparts incremental risk stratification over Framingham risk assessment. Circulation 2003;108:IV-726.

68. Nasir K, Rumberger J, Braunstein JA, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Post W. Gender Differences in

burden of subclinical atherosclerosis is lost in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Circulation

2003;108:VI-750.

69. Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Braunstein JS, Rumberger J, Post W. The distribution of

atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries versus the aorta is different in females compared with males.

Circulation 2003;108:IV-671.

70. Davis Z, Clark S, Bufalino V, Garber D, Budoff MJ. Graft patency following endoscopic vein harvesting

is equivalent or better than Traditional Harvest. ISMICS 2003; Sixth annual scientific meeting, June 21,

2003.

71. Rasouli ML, Budoff MJ, Mao S, Shavelle DM, French WJ, Mckay CR. Detection of coronary stenosis

using e-speed electron beam tomography. Circulation 2003;108:IV-527.

72. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Flores F, Niihara Y, Lu B, Lau BH, Rosen B, Amagase H. Anti-Atherosclerotic

Effect of Aged Garlic Extract (Kyolic) in cardiac patients assessed by Computed tomography. Experimental

Biology 2003:69;LB360.

73. Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Braunstein JB, Meneghello R, Maluf JA, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Santos RD.

Fasting Blood Glucose: An Underestimated Risk Factor for Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2004; 43:454A.

74. Desai MY, Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JB, Budoff MJ, Post WA, Blumenthal RS. Combined

Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Physical Inactivity on Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic

Population. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:23A.

75. Desai MY, Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Post WS, Blumenthal RS. Degree of

Physical Activity is Associated with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients Prone to Metabolic Syndrome. J

Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:503A.

76. Kalia NK, Miller LG, Budoff MJ. Higher Coronary Calcification Scores Improve Adherence to Cardiac

Risk Factor-Modifying Behaviors. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:363A.

77. Desai MY, Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Budoff MB, Rumberger JA, Post WS, Blumenthal RS. Framingham

Risk Estimate Is Weakly Correlated With Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Population. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:363A.

78. Bauman WA, Agrawal N, Yee F, Adkins R, Waters R, Budoff MJ. Increased Coronary Atherosclerosis

in Persons with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:336A.

79. Nasir K, Raul SD, Post WS, Braunstein JB, Rumberger JA, Meneghelo R, Carvalho JA, Budoff MJ,

Pereirinha A, Mauricio E, Barreiros MA, Blumenthal RS. Age-Gender Differences in Sub-clinical

Atherosclerosis among Ethnic/Racial Groups. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004; 43:335A.

80. Dubey P, Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Rumberger JA, Blumenthal RS. Impact of

Familial History of Stroke on The Presence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis. American Heart

Association 44th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention"

81. Nasir K, Bhatia R, Desai M, Budoff MJ, Rumberger JA, Braunstein JS, Post WS, Blumenthal RS. High

levels of leisure time physical activity reduce subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic women. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2004;43:16A.

82. Nasir K, Meneghelo R, Carvalho JA, Braunstein JB, Post WS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Mauricio E,

Pereirinha A, Santos RD. Hip Ratio Cutoffs Associated with Metabolic Risk Factors and Subclinical

Coronary Atherosclerosis in Nonobese asymptomatic men. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43:491A.

83. Nasir K, Braunstein JB, Rumberger JA, Dalal Darshan, Budoff MJ, Post WS, Blumenthal RS.

Synergistic Interaction between premature family history of coronary artery disease and metabolic risk factors

enhances risk of subclinical atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;43: 453-4A.

84. Rasouli ML, Shavelle DM, Mckay C, French W, Budoff MJ. Electron Beam Angiography in the

Assessment of Coronary Plaque Morphology. Cath Cardiovasc. Interventions 2004; 62: 83-84.

85. AboulHosn J, Shavelle DM, Budoff M, Criley JM. Electron Beam Angiography in Adults with

Congenital Heart Disease. Cath Cardiovasc. Interventions 2004; 62.

86. Budoff M, Shinbane JS, Child J, Carson S, Sherburn J, Mao S. Calculation of cardiac function by

prospective adaptive triggering using e-Speed electron beam CT coronary angiography. Radiology 2004.

87. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ, Colman S, Kopple JD, McAllister CJ. Exploring the mortality-predictability

of serum phosphorus in hemodialysis patients. Annual conference of the American Society of Nephrology, J Am

Soc Neph (abstract # F-PO943), 13(Suppl), Nov 2003

88. Kuwae K, Kilpatrick RD, McAllister CJ, Budoff MJ, Kopple JD, and Kalantar-Zadeh K: Malnutrition-

inflammation complex confounds associations between serum phosphorus and calcium and mortality in

hemodialysis patients. 37th annual conference of the American Society of Nephrology; J Am Soc Neph 15

suppl:381A-382A, 2004 [abstract]

89. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Bross R, Takasu J, Budoff MJ: Associations between markers of malnutrition-

inflammation complex syndrome and anemia and coronary artery calcification in hemodialysis patients. 37th

annual conference of the American Society of Nephrology; J Am Soc Neph 15 suppl:383A, 2004 [abstract]

90. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Goodwin D, Takasu J, Liu ST, Tseng P, Budoff MJ: A matched comparison of coronary

artery calcification between hemodialysis patients and non-ESRD controls. 37th annual conference of the

American Society of Nephrology; J Am Soc Neph 15 suppl:173A, 2004 [abstract]

91. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Goodwin D, Liu ST, Tseng PH, Flores FR, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Comparing coronary

artery calcification between hemodialysis patients and non-ESRD controls. Circulation 2004;110:III-118.

92. Shinbane JS, Mao SS, Girsky MJ, Oudiz RJ, Carson S, Child J, Budoff MJ. Computed tomographic

angiography can define three-dimensional relationships between coronary veins and coronary arteries relevant to

coronary venous procedures. Circulation 2004;110:III-702.

93. Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Braunstein VJ, Michos ED, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Global risk factor

assessment markedly underestimates subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic women. Circulation

2004;110:III-790-91.

94. Girsky MJ, Mao S, Shinbane JS, Budoff MJ. Electron beam computed tomographic angiography: Three-

dimensional characterization of anatomy for coronary vein intervention. Heart Rhythm 2004;1:S26.

95. Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Racial differences in the prevalence and severity of coronary

calcifications in the USA. JACC 2005;45:257A.

96. Santos RD, Nasir KD, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Braunstein JB, Carvalho JA, Raggi P,

Blumenthal RS. Association of traditional risk factors with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis varies in different

ethnic groups. JACC 2005;45:258A.

97. Jacob B, Rasouli ML, Tseng P, Chau A, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Stress Thallium and electron beam

tomography in differentiating etiology of dilated vs. ischemic cardiomyopathy. JACC 2005;45:283A.

98. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Adler S. Progression of coronary artery calcification in diabetics with and without

nephropathy. Nephrology 2005; 10 (suppl): A346

99. Mehrotra R, Budoff M, Hokanson J, Ipp E, Adler SA. Coronary artery calcification in diabetics with and without

chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2005; 15.

100. Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH, Flores FR, Callister TQ, Raggi P,

Berman DS. Long Term prognosis associated with coronary calcification: observations from a registry of 25,253

patients. Circulation 2005; 112:II-417.

101. Rasouli ML, Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Liu ST, McKay CR. Comparison of Computed

Tomography Angiography and Technetium-Stress in diagnosing obstructive coronary artery disease. Circulation

2005: 112;II-680.

102. Nasir K, Dandillaya R, Donnelly E, Blumenthal R, Budoff M. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

retard progression of coronary calcium among individuals on statins. Circulation 2005; 112: II728-729.

103. Rawal M, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Shantouf R, Budoff MJ. Vascular age via coronary artery calcium scores

versus chronological age in calculating Framingham risk scores. Circulation 2005; 112: II-418-419.

104. Gopal A, Mao SS, Fischer H, Budoff MJ. Utilization and effectiveness of coronary computed tomographic

angiography compared to diagnostic cardiac catheterization for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Circulation 2005; 112: II-559.

105. Daniel KR, Johnston S, Bertoni A, Jihnzhong D, Budoff MJ, Bluemke DA. Evaluation of methods to

measure cardiac size by non-contrast enhanced computed tomography. Circulation 2006; 113:e358 (P238).

106. Kakadiaris I, Bandekar A, Gul K, Mao SS, Takasu J, Budoff M, Naghavi M. Automated Pericardial Fat

Quantification in CT data. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006:47:264A.

107. Nasir k, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TR, Flores FR, Raggi P, Berman DS, Budoff MJ. Ethnic

Differences in the Prognostic Value of Coronary Artery Calcification: Data from an Observational Cohort of

14,812 Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006:47:129A.

108. Katz R, Wong ND, Budoff MJ, Kronmal R, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Bertoni AG, Probstfield JL, O’Brien

KD. Features of the Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus as Predictors of Aortic Valve Calcification as

Detected by Electron Beam Computed Tomography in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2006;47;287A.

109. Gopal A, Nasir K, Liu ST, Dandillaya R, Matin K, Nahapetian A, Budoff MJ. Coronary Calcium

Progression Rates with a Zero Initial Score Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–32

110. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Gul KM, Nahapetian A, Gao Y, Liu ST, Flores F, Chen L, Mao S, Gopal A. Coronary

Calcium Progression in the Presence of Pre-Existing Calcification. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–

32

111. Mao S, Gao Y, Takasu J, Dandillaya R, Ferrer M, Flores F, Hasina K, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Measurement

of Left Ventricular Myocardial Mass by Cardiac CT Angiography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–

32

112. Budoff MJ, Shareghi S, Gul KM, Hasina K, Mao S, Gopal A. Coronary Calcium Scanning Before Cardiac

Computed Tomographic Angiography Reduces the Total Effective Radiation Dose. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging

2006;22(Supp 1):1–32

113. Budoff MJ, Ahmed V, Shareghi S, Weinberg N, Gul KM, Gao Y, Mao S, Gopal A. Coronary Anomalies

by Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA). Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–32

114. Shareghi S, Rasouli ML, Liu ST, Shavelle DM, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Significance of Coronary Artery

Calcium Scores in Symptomatic Women with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. Int J Cardiovasc

Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–32

115. Nasir K, Gopal A, Gul KM, Nahapetian A, Gao Y, Liu ST, Flores F, Chen L, Mao S, Blumental RS, Budoff

MJ. Effect of CHD Risk Factors Clustering on Coronary Atherosclerosis Progression Across Spectrum of

Baseline Coronary Artery Calcium Scores. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2006;22(Supp 1):1–32

116. Qunibi WY, Kendrick KA, Muenz L, Bortey E, Budoff MJ, Moustafa M, He D. Coronary Artery

Calcification (CAC) in Hemodialysis Patients (HDP): Preliminary Results from the Calcium Acetate Renagel

Evaluation-2 (CARE-2) Study. Am Soc Nephrol 2006.

117. Mehrotra R, Salusky I, Norris K, Budoff M, Adler S. 25-OH-D Deficiency, Bone Mineral Density and

Coronary artery calcification in Non-Dialyzed diabetic chronic kidney disease. J Am Soc Nephrol

2006:17:2160A.

118. Qunibi WY, Moustafa M, Kessler P, Muenz LR, Budoff M, Care-2 Investigators. Coronary artery

calcification in hemodialysis patients: Preliminary results from the Calcium Acetate Renagel Evaluation-2 Study.

J Am Soc Nephrol 2006:17:286-7A.

119. Ix JH, Shlipak MG, Katz R, Budoff M, Shavelle DM, Probstfield JL, Takasu J, Detrano R, O’Brien KD.

Kidney function and aortic valve and mitral annular calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

(MESA). J Am Soc Nephrol 2006:17:372A.

120. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Gul K, Nahapetian A, Gao Y, Liu ST, Flores FR, Chen L, Mao S, Gopal A.

Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification. Circulation 2006;114:II_494.

121. Nasir K, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Age-Gender based Coronary Artery Calcium

Percentile Scores: Which Cutoffs to Use? Circulation 2006;114:II_380.

122. Budoff MJ, Shareghi S, Gul KM, Hasina K, Ramirz J, Seifert C, Mao SS. Coronary calcium scanning

before cardiac CT Angiography Reduces the Total Effective Radiation Dose. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:171A.

123. Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Young E, Weinberg N, Tiano J, Amelia Y, Flores M, Witteman AM, Holland TC,

Mao SS, Fischer H, Budoff MJ. Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: an analysis

of Patient Outcomes over a 30 month period. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:114A

124. Gopal A, Nasir K, Chow DZ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Goa Y, Witteman AM, Holland TC, Mao SS, Flores F,

Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery calcium percentiles and absolute scores: which is a stronger

predictor of mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:157A

125. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Young E, Gao Y, Takasu J, Ferrer M, Flores F, Oudiz RJ, Mao SS. Variation of

coronary artery size with end-systolic to mid-diastolic triggering with CT angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol

2007;49:157A

126. Ahmadi N, Young A, Weinberg N, Thomas JT, Liu ST, Young E, Wong C, Mao SS. When should a repeat

coronary calcium scan with an initial coronary artery score <100? J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:179A

127. Vijayaraghavan K, Camacho V, Jeffries M, Budoff M, Misra R, Brinton E. Gender differences in insulin

resistance among asian Indians. Atherosclerosis in Asian Indians: Multiple risk factor study assessment

(AHIMSA). J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:379A

128. Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Young E, Weinberg N, Young A, Tiano J, Flores M, Witteman AM, Holland TC, Mao

SS, Fischer H, Budoff MJ. Cardiac computed tomographic angiography in an outpatient setting: an analysis of

Patient Outcomes over a 30 month period. J Nuc Cardiol 2007:14:S89-S90.

129. Shareghi S, Gopal A, Rawal MG, Thomas J, Gul K, Young A, Yang E, Liu ST, Burstein S, Shavelle DM,

Budoff MJ. Percutaneous closure of patent ductus arteriosus guided by CT Angiography. J Nuc Cardiol

2007:14:S90.

130. Gopal A, Nasir K, Chow DZ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Goa Y, Witteman AM, Holland TC, Mao SS, Flores F,

Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Coronary artery calcium percentiles and absolute scores: which is a stronger

predictor of mortality. J Nuc Cardiol 207:14:S90.

131. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Young E, Gao Y, Takasu J, Ferrer M, Flores F, Oudiz RJ, Mao SS. Variation of

coronary artery size with end-systolic to mid-diastolic triggering with CT angiography. J Nuc Cardiol

2007:14:S90-S91.

132. Mao SS, Gao J, Takasu J, Ferrer M, Young E, Critchfield J, Ahmadi N, Shareghi S, Gopal A, Budoff MJ.

Measurement of left and right ventricular volumes by cardiac CT. J Nucl Cardiol 2007:14:S91.

133. Budoff MJ, Zhiroff K, Young E, Wong C, Liu ST, Gopal A, Lensky M, Gao YL, Takasu J, Ferrer M,

Hasina K, Mao SS. Measurement of left atrial volume by cardiac computed tomography. J Nuc Cardiol

2007:14:S91.

134. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Gao YL, Lensky M, Weinberg N, Liu ST, Chau A, Tseng P, Flores F, Mao SS.

Reproducibility of left ventricular Mass measurements by different workstations with data obtained by cardiac

computed tomography. J Nuc Cardiol 2007:14:S91.

135. Mao SS, Gao Y, Takasu J, Dandillaya RC, Ferrer M, Wong C, Young E, Zemsky A, Flores F, Hasina K,

Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Measurement of left ventricular myocardial mass by cardiac CT angiography. J Nucl

Cardiol 2007:14:S91-S92.

136. Budoff MJ, Gao Y, Takasu J, Child J, Carson S, Weinberg N, Matchison C, Wong C, Gul KM, Florese F,

Hasina K, Gopal A, Mao SS. Measurement of circulation time from arm to aorta in CT angiography. J Nucl

Cardiol 2007;14:S92.

137. Budoff MJ, Gao YL, Child S, Carson , Liu ST, Young E, Lee RS, Zemsky A, Shareghi S, Gopal A, Mao

SS. A comparison of electron beam computed tomography and 64-channel multislice computed tomography

scanner in measuring coronary artery calcium. J Nucl Cardiol 2007:14:S92.

138. Ahmadi N, Young A, Weinberg N, Thomas J, Liu ST, Yong E, Yang E, Chritfield J Wong C, Mao SS,

Gopal A, Mao SS. When should we repeat a coronary calcium scan with an initial coronary artery calcium score

of 1 to 99. J Nucl Cardiol 2007:14:S92.

139. Budoff MJ, Shareghi S, Gul KM, Hasina K, Ramirez J, Seifert C, MaoSS, Gopal A. Coronary Calcium

Scanning Before Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography Reduces the Total Effective Radiation Dose. J

Nucl Cardiol 2007:14:S93.

140. Budoff MJ, Lee R, Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Gopal A, Flores F. Homocysteine, lipid parameters and

inflammatory markers relationship to advanced coronary atherosclerosis on CT. JCCT 2007: 1: S9

141. Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Sarlak B, Nasir K, Loewinger L, Shareghi S, Gao Y, Mao S, Young E,

Flores F & Budoff MJ. Progressers and Non-progressers” of coronary artery calcification in a treated Diabetic

population. JCCT 2007: 1: S9.

142. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Gao Y, Child J, Carson S, Critchfield J, Flores F, Gender specific Adult values of

ascending aortic diameters by CT angiography. JCCT 2007: 1: S35-36

143. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Gao Y, Child J, Carson S, Critchfield J, Flores F. Comparison of calcium scores

between Electron beam Tomography and 64 Multi Detector CT. JCCT 2007: 1: S14

144. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Gao Y, Child J, Carson S, Critchfield J, Flores F . Comparison of interscan variation

in coronary artery calcium screening between Electron beam CT and MDCT scanners. JCCT 2007: 1: S28

145. Budoff MJ, Mao SS, Gao Y, Child J, Carson S, Critchfield J, Flores F The Effect of Field of View on

Calcium scores. JCCT 2007: 1: S28

146. Takasu J, Budoff MJ, Carr JJ, Detrano R, Katz R, Nasir K, Wong ND. Relationships of aortic wall

calcification to cardiovascular risk factors: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JCCT 2007: 1: S28

147. Ahmadi N, Gul K, Hajsadeghi F, Jamieson C, Gopal A, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Fingertip Thermal

Reactivity Correlated with Framingham Risk Score and Coronary Calcium Score. JCCT 2007: 1: S12

148. Qunibi W, Moustafa M, Kessler P, Bortey E, Muenz LR, Budoff MJ, and The CARE-2 Investigators.

Progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) in hemodialysis patients (HDP) despite excellent control of

LDL cholesterol: the Calcium Acetate Renagel Evaluation-2 Study. XLIV ERA-EDTA Congress (Barcelona,

Spain, June 21-24 2007).

149. Qunibi W, Moustafa M, Kessler P, Bortey E, Muenz

LR, Budoff MJ, and The CARE-2 Investigators.

Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) Progression in Hemodialysis Patients (HDP) Treated With Atorvastatin:

The Calcium Acetate Renagel Evaluation-2 (CARE-2) Study. World Congress of Nephrology, 2007 in Rio de

Janeiro, Brazil

150. Kingsley LA, Cuervo J, Munoz A, Palella FJ, Post W, Witt MD, Budoff MJ, Kuller L. Subclinical

Coronary Atherosclerosis, HIV-infection and Antiretroviral Therapy: Results From the Multicenter AIDS Cohort

Study

151. Karlsberg RP, Thomson LEJ, Friedman JD, Berman DS, Budoff MJ. Integrated coronary CTA in an office

based cardiology practice reduces myocardial perfusion imaging in the setting of increased identification of CAD

and stable office economics-A first year experience. JCCT 2007: 1: S10

152. Budoff MJ, Katz R, Wong ND, Nasir K, Mao SS, Takasu J, Kronmal R, Detrano RC, Shavelle DM,

Blumenthal R, O’Brien KD, Carr JJ. Reproducibility of Extra-Coronary Measures of Calcification: Effect of

Scanner Type – The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JCCT 2007;1:S28.

153. Gopal A, Shareghi S, Shavelle DM, Shah AP, Mao SS, Young E, Dailing D, Budoff MJ. Coronary Sinus

Assessment By Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography In Patients With Dominant Left Circumflex

Artery. TCT 2007, Washington DC.

154. Shahrzad Shareghi , Matthew J Budoff , Ambarish Gopal , Khawar Gul , Christopher J Matchison

Christopher B Wong , Nicole M Weinberg , Mark Lensky , David M Shavelle. Diagnostic Accuracy of 64

Multislice Computed Tomography (MSCT) as Compared with Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) in

Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD). TCT 2007, Washington DC.

155. Qunibi W, Moustafa M, Kessler P, Bortey E, Muenz

LR, Budoff MJ and The CARE-2 Investigators. Effect

of Atorvastatin on Progression of Heart Valve Calcification in Hemodialysis Patients. ASN, San Francisco,

California, 2007.

156. Shantouf RS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Nasir K, Liu ST, Flores FR, Budoff MJ: U-Shaped relationship between

HDL-C and advanced coronary artery calcification in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. J Am Soc Neph.

2005; 16 (suppl):473A

157. Shantouf RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Liu ST, Flores FR, Kalantar-Zadeh K: Combined effect of diabetes and

hypertension on coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. J Am Soc Neph .

2005; 16 (suppl):858A

158. Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kuwae K, Wu DY, Shantouf RS, Fouque D, Anker SD, Block G, Kopple JD:

Associations of body fat and its changes over time with quality of life and prospective mortality in hemodialysis

patients. J Am Soc Neph. 2005; 16 (suppl):717A.

159. Shantouf RS, Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Tiano J, Flores F, Kalantar-Zadeh K: Effects of Sevelamer and

Calcium-based Phosphate Binders on Dyslipidemia and Inflammatory Markers in Hemodialysis Patients. J Am

Soc Neph. 2007; 18 (suppl): 483A-484A

160. Shantouf RS, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Tiano J, Gopal A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ: Association between

Improving Insulin Resistance and Use of Phosphate Binders in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc

Neph. 2007; 18 (suppl): 495A

161. Shantouf RS, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Tiano J, Gopal A, Budoff MJ: The relationship of

Coronary Artery Calcium and the use of Phosphate Binders in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Soc

Neph. 2007; 18 (suppl): 495A

162. Berman DS, Miranda Peats

RS, Gransar

H, Shaw

LJ, Polk

D, Moon JH

, Thomson LE, Hayes

SW, Friedman

JD, Rozanski A, Budoff

MJ, Wong ND. Underidentification of Need for Statin Therapy by ATP III NCEP Risk

Assessment Compared to SHAPE Guidelines. Circulation 2007;16: II770.

163. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Callister TQ, Rumberger J, Sarwar O, Raggi P, Berman D, Blumenthal RS.

Presence of Thoracic Aorta Calcification Predicts All Cause Mortality Independent of Traditional Cardiovascular

Risk Factors and Coronary Artery Calcification

Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_790.

164. Allison MA, Budoff MJ, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Schreiner P, Criqui MH. Acculturation is a Risk

Factor for Higher Carotid Intimal Medial Thickness in Hispanic Americans. The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_808.

165. Malik S, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Blumenthal RA, Bertoni A, Nasir K, Szklo M, Barr RG, Wong ND.

Impact of Subclinical Atherosclerosis on Coronary Heart Disease Events in Persons with Metabolic Syndrome

and Diabetes: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_859 - II_860.

166. Ahmadi N, Gopal A, Ramirez J, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Loewinger L, Pal RS, Budoff MJ.

Clinical Utility Of Cardiac Ct Angiography: 40 Month Follow Up Of Ambulatory Patients


167. Ibebuogu UN, Wong ND, Ramirez J, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Gopal A, Flores FR, Budoff MJ.

Association Of The Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes And Framingham Risk Score With Coronary Artery Calcium.


168. Pal RS, Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ramirez J, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Left Main Calcification By

Computed Tomography Angiography (cta) Signifies Poor Prognosis. Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_743.

169. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, McClelland R, Detrano R, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Kondos G, Chung H, Kronmal

RA. Coronary Calcium Predicts Events Better With Absolute Calcium Scores Than Age-gender Percentiles -

The Multi-ethnic Study Of Atherosclerosis. Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_769 - II_770.

170. Ostrum MP, Yang E, Mao SS, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Mortality Incidence and the Severity of

Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by CT Angiography. Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_771.

171. Lee R, Hajsadeghi F, Ramirez J, Sarlak B, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Insulin Resistance and

Coronary Artery Calcification measured by Electron Beam Tomography Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_611.

172. Takasu J, Katz R, Shavelle DM, O’Brien K, Mao SS, Carr JJ, Cushman M, Budoff MJ. Inflammation and

Descending Thoracic Aortic Calcification as Detected by Computed Tomography: the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Circulation, Oct 2007; 116: II_612.

173. Ahmadi N, Wang Z, Jamieson C, Nasir K, Kakadiaris I, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Metcalfe R, Hartley C, Hecht

H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Digital Thermal Monitoring of Vascular and Neurovascular Function Correlates with

Framingham Risk Score in Asymptomatic Adults. AHA Epi 2008.

174. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Lee R, Vane J, Chau G, Jamieson C, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M,

Budoff MJ. Digital Thermal Monitoring of Vascular Function is Impaired in Patients with Insulin Resistance.

AHA Epi 2008.

175. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Gul K, Liu ST, Flores F, Tiano J, Takasu J. Aged Garlic Extract can retards

progression of subclinical atherosclerosis measured by coronary artery calcification. AHA QC 2008

176. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Usman N, Vane J, Jamieson C, Kakadiarsi I, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi

M, Budoff MJ. Digital Thermal Monitoring of Vascular Function is Associated with Coronary Artery

Calcification in Asymptomatic Adults. AHA QC 2008

177. Ahmadi N, Shim J, Vasinrapee P, Usman N, Honoris L, Nuguri V, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Nasir K, Nagahvi

M, Budoff MJ. Endothelial Dysfunction Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring is Associated with Myocardial

Perfusion Defects. AHA QC 2008

178. Young E, Hajsadeghi F, Rostami B, Ratakonda R, Flores F, Mao SS, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ.

Family History of Premature Coronary Heart Disease and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification. AHA

QC 2008

179. Hajsadeghi F, Nuguri V, Kanjanauthai S, Usman N, DeMoss D, Abdelkarim M, Flores F, Gopal A, Ahmadi

N, Budoff MJ. Long Term Prognosis Associated with Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Diabetic

Subjects. AHA QC 2008

180. Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Kakadiaris I, Wang Z, Jamieson C, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Metcalfe R, Hartly C, Hecht

H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Digital Thermal Monitoring of Vascular and Neurovascular Function Correlates with

Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Adults. AHA ATVB 2008; P296.

181. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Leifried M, DeMoss D, Metcalfe R, Hartly C, Hecht H, Naghavi M,

Budoff MJ. Vascular Function Measured by Fingertip Thermal Reactivity Is Impaired in Patients with Metabolic

Syndrome and Diabetes Mellitus. AHA ATVB 2008; P175

182. Ahmadi N, Gul K, Hajsadeghi F, Usman N, Nuguri V, Flores F, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ.

Aged Garlic Extract Improves Vascular Function Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Asymptomatic

Individuals with Subclinical Atherosclerosis. AHA ATVB 2008; P484.

183. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Usman N, Nuguri V, Sarraf G, Gopal A, Budoff M. Long-Term Prognosis

Associated with Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Asymptomatic Subjects. AHA ATVB 2008,

P109.

184. Nuguri V, Ahmadi N, Ratakonda R, Cahu G, Eiges D, DeMoss D, Leibfried M, Vane J, Flores F, Honoris

L, Usman N, Hajsadeghi F, Budoff M. Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification Is Associated with Left

Ventricular Dysfunction. AHA ATVB 2008, P124.

185. M. Jayachandran, T. Behrenbeck, S. Mulvagh, P. Araoz, M. Budoff, S.M. Harman, V.M. Miller. Phenotype

of blood borne microparticles: marker of premature atherosclerosis in recently menopausal women? AHA ATVB

2008, P88.

186. Ibebuogu UN, Nasir K, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Pal R, Flores F, Mao SS, Young E, Honoris L, Nuguri VK,

Lee RS, Usman N, Rostami B, Budoff MJ. Comparison of coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden and

composition between diabetic and nondiabetic patients by noninvasive CT angiography. AHA ATVB 2008;

P558.

187. Wolff, E.F., Taylor, H.S., Naftolin, F., Brinton, E.A., Budoff, M.J., Cedars, M., Hodis, H.N., Lobo, R.A.,

Manson, J.E., Merriam, G.R., Miller, V.M., Paul, L., Santoro, N., Harman, S.M., (2008) Atherosclerosis and

Menopausal Symptoms: Baseline Characteristics of Recently Menopausal Women Screened for the Kronos Early

Estrogen Prevention Study. 12th World Congress on Menopause, Madrid, Spain. Climacteric 2008; 11 (Suppl 2):

SY-01-04; 7-41.

188. Harman, S.M., Naftolin, F., Black, D.M., Brinton, E.A., Cedars, M., Lobo, R.A., Manson, J.E., Merriam,

G.R., Miller, V.M., Santoro, N., Taylor, H.S., Budoff, M.J. (2008) Relationship of Coronary Calcification to

Conventional and Metabolic Risk Factors in Recently Menopausal Women. 12th World Congress on Menopause,

Madrid, Spain. Climacteric 2008; 11 (Suppl 2): SY-01-06; 7-41.

189. Jayachandran, M., Behrenbeck, T., Mulvagh, S., Araoz, P., Budoff, M., Harman, S.M., Miller, V.M.

(2008) Phenotype of Blood Borne Microparticles: Marker of Premature Atherosclerosis in Recently Menopausal

Women? 12th World Congress on Menopause, Madrid, Spain. Climacteric 2008;11 (Suppl 2): SY-01-07; 7-41.

190. Harmon SM, F. Naftolin, D.M. Black, E.A. Brinton, M.I. Cedars, R.A. Lobo, J.E. Manson, G.R.Merriam,

V.M. Miller, N. Santoro, H.S. Taylor, M.J. Budoff. Relationship of coronary calcification to Conventional and

metabolic risk factors in recently menopausal women. Endocrine Society national meeting. June, 2008

191. Discepolo WL, Shah AP, Ahmadi N, Shavelle DM, French WJ, Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography

Angiography is More Accurate than Transesophageal Echocardiography in Determining Atrial Septal Defect Size

and Device Failure During Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defects. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;Suppl A.

192. Weinberg N, Gopal A, Child J, Carson S, Gul K, Gopalakrishnan D, Karwasky R, Ramirez J, Song S. Mao,

Naser Ahmadi, Ronald J. Oudiz RJ, McKay CR, Budoff MJ. Cardiac Computed Tomography as an Effective

Gatekeeper to Cardiac Catheterization in the Evaluation of Asymptomatic Firefighters With an Abnormal

Treadmill Test. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;Supp A.

193. Pal RS, Yamada G, Wong C, DeCosta L, Gopal A, Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography Angiography

(CTA) After Positive Nuclear Stress Testing Reduces Need for Cardiac Catheterization by 54%. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2008;51;A147

194. Budoff MJ, Waggoner J, Ahmadi N, Pal RS, Sarlak B, Honoris L, Carson S, Child J, Mao SS,

Gopalakrishnan D, Gopal A. Substantial Radiation Dose Reduction in 64-Multidetector Cardiac Computed

Tomographic Angiography by Using Lower X-ray Energy During Scanning. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A148

195. Pal RS, Waggoner JD, Gopal A, Mao SS, Ahmadi N, Deubig A, Fox A, Moke DJ, Budoff MJ. Analysis of

a New Automated Ejection Fraction Method in 64-Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography in Comparison to

the Conventional Method and Its effect on Time Efficiency. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A149

196. Ahmadi N, Nuguri V, Usman N, Hajsadeghi F, Honoris L, Gul K, Gopal A, Pal RS, Nasir K, Hecht H,

Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Digital Thermal Reactivity Decreases With the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

Diagnosed by 64 Multidetectors CT. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A149

197. Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Lee R, Sarlak B, Ramirez J, Flores FF, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Low Density

Lipoprotein, High Density Lipoprotein and Lipoprotein (a) Subclasses and Their Relationship With Coronary

Artery Calcification Is Asymptomatic Population. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A150

198. Orakzai RH, Nasir K, Orakzai SH, Kalia N, Gopal A, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Increased Coronary

Artery Calcium Scores on Electron Beam Computed Tomography Is Associated With Increased Utilization of

Aspirin Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A152

199. Sarwar AB, Khurram Nasir K, Gopal A, Kalia N, Orakzai R, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Adherence to

Lipid Lowering Medication Among Individuals With a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Greater Than 400 Is

Associated With Slower Progression of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A153

200. Budoff MJ, McClelland RL, Nasir K, Katz R, Greenland P, Kronmal R, Kondos G, Shea S, Lima J,

Blumenthal RS. Characteristics of Persons Who Have Cardiovascular Events With Absent or Minimal Coronary

Calcification: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A160.

201. Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, Thomson LEJ, Friedman JD. Integrated coronary CTA in an office

based cardiology practice reduces myocardial perfusion imaging and exercise treadmill testing in the setting of

increased identification of CAD, Stable office economics and more aggressive lipid management. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2008;51;A139.

202. Sawrar A, Shaw LJ, Sarwar AB, Rumberger J, Berman DS, Callister TQ, Raggi P, Hoffmann U, Budoff

MJ, Blumenthal RS. Predictors of all cause mortality in subjects without evidence of coronary artery

calcification. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A155.

203. Owens DS, Katz R, Takasu J, Kronmal R, Budoff MJ, Obrien KD. Risk Factors for incident aortic valve

calcification in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A276

204. Michos ED, Santos RD, Narla V, Pandey S, Meneghelo R, Carvalho JAM, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Favorable

cardiovascular risk factor profile is associated with reduced prevalence of coronary artery calcification and

inflammation in asymptomatic non-diabetic white men. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A357.

205. Min JK, Jollis JG, Dowe D, Budoff MJ. Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive coronary angiography with

64-Row Multidetector computed tomography: A prospective multicenter trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008;51;A377.

206. Azmoon S, Budoff MJ, Atkinson D. Variations of Coronary Origin, A Case of Bland White Garland

Syndrome via 64 Slice Cardiac CT Angiography. AHA Scientific Sessions for HF in Children 2008.

207. Ahmadi N, Nasir K, Hajsadeghi F, Gul K, Liu S, Flores F, Ide N, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Aged Garlic

Extract Improves Vascular Function Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring in Asymptomatic Individuals with

Subclinical Atherosclerosis. Experimental Biology 2008; San Diego, CA.

208. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Gul KM, Liu S, Tiano J, Flores F, Takasu J. Garlic Therapy retards coronary artery

calcification. Experimental Biology 2008; San Diego, Ca.

209. Allison MA, Wong ND, Budoff M, Detrano R, Nasir K, Kronmal R & Criqui MH. Ethnic Differenes for

Calcified Atherosclerosis in Thoracic and Abdominal Aorta. Circulation 2008; 117, e281.

210. Allison MA, Budoff M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Schreiner P & Criqui MH. Subclinical Cardiovascular

Disease in Different Hispanic Ethnic Groups. Circulation 2008; 117, e271.

211. Allison MA, Budoff M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Schreiner P & Criqui MH. Risk Factors for

Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Different Hispanic Ethnic Groups. Circulation 2008; 117, e271.

212. Ahmadi N, Shim J, Vainrapee P, Usman N, Nuguri V, Hajsadeghi F, Jamieson C, Wang Z, Nasir K,

Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Impaired Vascular Function Measured by Fingertip Thermal Monitoring Predicts

Myocardial Perfusion Defect. ASNC 2008, Boston MA.

213. Gopalakrishnan D, Abner D, Gopal A, Ahmadi N, Pal RS, Budoff M. Beta Blocker Utilization and Safety

in an Outpatient Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography Environment. ASNC 2008; Boston, MA.

214. Ahmadi N, Young E, Pal RS, Nasir K, Gabrielian V, Mao SS, Goodwin DF, Rostami B, Budoff M. An

Analysis of Human Grayscale Estimation in Comparison to the Actual Contrast Enhancement in Cardiac CT

Angiography. ASNC 2008; Boston MA.

215. Budoff M, Mao SS, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Wu H, Neal N, Petal N. Comparison of EBT and 64 MDCT to

detect small or low density calcium foci. An in-vivo and in-vitro study. ASNC 2008; Boston MA.

216. Santos RD, Nasir K, Menghello RS, Carvalho JAM, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS. Peak exercise heart rate is

inversely correlated with coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects. European Society of Cardiology

2008.

217. Ibebuogu UN, Nasir K, Ahmadi N, Gopal A, Goodwin D, Budoff MJ; Atherosclerotic Plaque Morphology

Assessment According to Burden of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Non

Invasive CT Angiography. ASNC 2008, Boston MA.

218. Ahmadi N, Young E, Pal RS, Nasir K, Gabrielian V, Mao SS, Goodwin DF, Rostami B, Budoff M. An

Analysis of Human Grayscale Estimation in Comparison to the Actual Contrast Enhancement in Cardiac CT

Angiography. ASNC 2008, Boston MA.

219. Budoff M, Mao SS,

Ahmadi N, F. Flores F,

Wu H, Neal N,

Petal N. Comparison of EBT and 64 MDCT to

detect small or low density calcium foci. An in-vivo and in-vitro study. ASNC 2008, Boston MA.

220. Rambod M, Kovesdy CP, Shantouf R, Bross R, Budoff MJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acid

Intake Is Associated with Lower Coronary Artery Calcification Scores in Hemodialysis Patients. ASN 2008.

221. Santos RD, Nasir K, Menghello RS , Carvalho JAM, Budoff M, Blumenthal RS. Peak exercise heart rate is

inversely correlated with coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subject. European Heart Journal

2008;Vol.29(Abstract Supplement):750

222. Shantouf RS, Ahmadi N, Rambod M, Flores F, Tiano J, Budoff MJ, Kalantar-Zadeh K: Coronary Artery

Calcium Score, Inflammation, and Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis (MHD) Patients. Am J Kid Dis. 2008;

51(4):B87

223. Thomas GS, Budoff MJ, Mieres JH, Kazerooni EA, Shaw LJ. The Addition of Coronary Artery Calcium

Scoring (CAC) to Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in the Detection of

Obstructive CAD: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Trial. Circulation 2008:118:S935.

224. Feuchtner G, Jodocy D, Cury RC, Friedrich G, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Atherosclerotic Plaque

Composition Among patients with Stenotic Coronary Artery Disease on Non Invasive Coronary CT

Angiography. Circulation 2008:118:S598.

225. Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Carr JJ, Wong ND, Allison M, Lima JA, Detrano R, Blumenthal

RS, Kronmal R. Thoracic Aortic Calcification and Coronary Heart Disease Events: the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation 2008:118:S689.

226. Bahrami H, Fernandes V, McClelland RL, Budoff MJ, Gomes AS, O’Leary DH, Kronmal R, Bluemke DA,

Lima JA. Imaging Markers and Biomarkers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Predict Changes in Regional and

Global Left Ventricular Function as well as Incident Congestive Heart Failure in Asymptomatic Adults: The

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2008:118:S865.

227. Budoff MJ, Kazerooni EA, Thomas GS, Mieres JH, Shaw LJ. Diagnostic Accuracy of Noninvasive 64-row

Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography (CCTA) Compared with Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI):

The PICTURE Study, A Prospective Multicenter Trial. Circulation 2008:118;S935.

228. DeFilippis AP, Kramer HJ, Katz R, Wong N, Bertoni A, Carr JJ, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Microalbuminuria is Associated with Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of


229. Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Goff DC, Polack JF, Lima J, Blumenthal RS,

Nasir K. Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease Events among Asymptomatic

Individuals with Low LDL: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2008:118:S1151.

230. Owens DS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Carr JJ, Shavelle DM, Kronmal RA, Probstfield JL,

O'Brien KD. Aortic Valve Calcification is Prospectively Associated with Primary Cardiovascular Events

Independent of Subclinical Coronary Artery Disease Severity: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(MESA). Circulation 2008:S995.

231. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Katz R, O'Leary DH, Polak JF, Takasu J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Relationship of Carotid Arterial Compliance and Thoracic Aorta Calcification: Multi-Ethnic Study of


232. Ahmadi N, Nuguri V, Tirunagaram S, Saeed A, Hajsadeghi F, Usman N, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ.

Vascular Function Measured By Digital Thermal Monitoring Strongly Correlates with the Severity of Coronary

Artery Disease Diagnosed by 64 Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography. Circulation 2008:118:S108-109.

233. Katz R, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Shavelle DM, Bertoni A, Blumenthal RS, Ouyang P, Wong ND, O'Brien KD.

Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome to Incident Aortic Valve Calcium and Aortic Valve Calcium Progression:

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2008:118:S1071.

234. Budoff MJ, Karwasky R, Ahmadi N, Nasserian CA, W. Chang WW, Flores FR, Rizzo J, Gunnarsson C,

McKay CR. Cost Effectiveness of Cardiac Computed Tomography Compared to Myocardial Perfusion Imaging

(MPI) as an Effective Gatekeeper to Cardiac Catheterization in the Evaluation of Asymptomatic Firefighters with

an Abnormal Treadmill Test. Circulation 2008:118:1061

235. Ahmadi N, Sarraf G, Goodwin D, Hajsadeghi F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. The Peak ascending aortic flow rate

is reduced with increasing coronary artery calcification. JCCT 2008:2;S1.

236. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nuguri V, Usman, N, Goodwin D, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Vascular dysfunction

measured by digital thermal monitoring increased with the progression of coronary artery calcification. JCCT

2008;2:S2-S3.

237. Lin FY, Budoff MJ, Dow D, Jollis JG, Gitter M, Sutherland J, Halamert E, Scherer M, Bellinger R, Martin

A, Benton R, Delago A, Min JK. Variation by arterial distribution in diagnostic performance of 64-Detector Row

Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis: Results from the

Prospective Multicenter ACCURACY Trial. JCCT 2008;2:S8-S9.

238. Ahmadi N, Abdelkarim M, Gopal A, Sarraf G, Karlsberg RP, Budoff MJ. Non-invasive quantitative

coronary angiographic evaluation of stent patency using 64-row multi-detector computed tomography. JCCT

2008:2:S9.

239. Karlsberg RP, Thomson LEJ, Berman DS, Friedman JD, Budoff MJ. CCTA Integrated in the office setting

dramatically reduces the need for invasive angiography with enhanced identification of critical disease not

identified by conventional testing and clinical presentation. JCCT 2008:2:S11-12.

240. Budoff MJ, Gopal A, Mao SS, Karlsberg D, Young E, Waggoner J, Ahmadi N, Loewinger L, Pal RS, Leal

J, Karlsberg RP. Radiation reduction with prospective step-and-shoot acquisition using 64-multi-detector

computed tomographic angiography. JCCT 2008:S20.

241. Mao SS, Hamirani Y, Arnold BA, Gao Y, Child J, Choi Y, Budoff MJ. Bone mineral density measurement

with chest volumetric CT images—RSNA 2008; Chicago IL.

242. Munir S, Santos RD, Rivera JJ, Blaha MJ, Carvalho JAM, Conceicao RD

, Budoff

MJ, Blumenthal RS,

Khurram Nasir K. The Association of Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) with Subclinical Coronary

Atherosclerosis in Asymptomatic Men Free of Coronary Heart Disease. ATVB 2009.

243. Min JK, Budoff MJ. Extent and distribution of mixed plaque type by coronary CT angiography predicts

individuals with obstructive coronary artery stenosis: results from the multicenter ACCURACY Trial. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2009:53;A263.

244. Girsky MJ, Shinbane JS, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Three-dimensional coronary venous

imaging with computed tomographic angiography facilitates cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2009:53:A265.

245. Ahmadi N, Ismaeel H, Larijani V, Hajsadeghi F, Bevinal M, Flores F, Mao SS, Foster GP, Budoff MJ.

Accuracy of aortic distensibility index measured by computed tomography: association with vascular dysfunction

and coronary artery calcium. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A266.

246. Ahmadi N, Tirunagaram S, Larijani V, Nuguri V, Bevinal M, Saeed A, Hajsadeghi F, Usman N, Hecht H,

Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Vascular dysfunction measured by digital thermal monitoring strongly correlates with

the extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by 64 slice multidetector computed tomography. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2009:53:A267.

247. Ismaeel H, Larijani V, Hamirani YS, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ. GFR independently predicts the presence of

coronary plaque by 64 MDCT, among patients with GFR>60 ml/min and normal ejection fraction. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2009:53:A267.

248. Hamirani Y, Drury P, Lim W, Isma’eel H, Budoff MJ. The diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice cardiac

computed tomography compared with stress nuclear imaging and exercise treadmill testing in patients undergoing

cardiac catheterization. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A268.

249. Ahmadi N, Larijani V, Hajsadeghi F, Bevinal M, Flores F, Mao SS, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. High

risk subclinical coronary atherosclerosis is associated with impaired macro and micro-vascular reactivity. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A271.

250. Tsang JC, Min JK, Budoff MJ, Lin FY. Gender comparison of diagnostic accuracy of 64-MDCT

angiography: Results from the multicenter ACCURACY Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A274.

251. Budoff MJ, Jolis JG, Dowe D, Min JK. Coronary artery calcium using 64-MDCT compared with invasive

coronary angiography: data from the Accuracy Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A276.

252. Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Ahmadi N, Gordon C, Guerci AD. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease under the

influence of statin therapy: The Saint Francis Heart Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A276.

253. Kiramiyan S, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Nasir K, Budoff MJ. Progression rates of coronary artery calcification in

diabetic subjects compared to matched controls. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A277.

254. Al-Mallah MH, Nasir K, Katz R, Takasu J, Mao SS, Lima J, Rivera JJ, Bluemke DA, Hundley G,

Blumenthal R, Budoff MJ. Correlation between left ventricular size by computed tomography and thoracic aortic

distensibility measured by MRI: Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study. J Am Coll Cardiol

2009:53:A278.

255. Azmoon S, Ebrahimi R, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Gender Differences in the assessment of coronary artery

stenosis risk using coronary calcium scores in patients undergoing conventional coronary angiography. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2009:53:A279.

256. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, FloresF, Tsimikas S, Hecht H, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. Relationship of oxidized

LDL biomarkers, persistent vascular dysfunction measured by fingertip digital thermal monitoring and

progression of coronary artery calcification. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A279.

257. Ahmadi N, Saeed A, Tirunagaram S, Hajsadeghi F, Ahmad W, Bevinal M, Nasir K, Hecht H, Naghavi M,

Budoff MJ. Vascular dysfunction measured by fingertip thermal monitoring is associated with abnormal

myocardial perfusion. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A290.

258. Elmariah S, O’Brien KD, Budoff MJ, Vogel-Claussen J, Delaney JAC, Fuster V, Kronmal RA, Halperin JL.

The relationship of bisphosphonate use to the presence of aortic valve calcification in women: the Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009:53:A461.

259. Taylor AJ, Abbara S, Ziffer J, Budoff MJ, Berman DS, Min JK, Patrick J, Weigold WG, Cerqueira M.

Validation of ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Criteria for Cardiac CT through Pass/Fail Rates of the First

Cardiac CT Board Certification Examination. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S2-S3.

260. Levisman J, Budoff MJ, Karlsberg R. Retrospective analysis of Long-term coronary artery patency by 64-

slice coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S10.

261. Cheng V, Nakazato R, Dey D, Gurudevan S, Tabak J, Budoff MJ, Karlsberg R, Min JK, Berman DS.

Interscan reproducibility of coronary artery plaque volume and composition quantification by 64-detector row

coronary computed tomographic angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S44.

262. LaBounty TM, Kim RJ, Lin FY, Budoff MJ, Min JK. Diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography as

interpreted on an iPhone. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S30.

263. Schwartz R, Newell M, Knickelbine T, Longe T, Flygenring B, Budoff MJ, Ismaeel H, Lesser J. MDCT

Accurately Measures Atrial Wall Velocity: A Phantom Study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S15.

264. Hamirani Y, Isma’eel H, Larijani V, Bach P, Budoff MJ. Association of total and various subtypes of

plaque in the carotid and coronary arteries using MDCT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S7.

265. Mao SS, Zeb I, Hamirani Y, Raina S, Kadakia J, Elamir S, Budoff MJ. Aortic Pad Area Measurements on

64-row multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S14.

266. Zeb I, Hamirani Y, Mao SS, Isma’eel H, Chung J, Budoff MJ. Detection of aortic regurgitation with 64 row

multidetector computed tomography (MDCT). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S14-15.

267. Benival M, Hamirani Y, Isma’eel H, Nair S, Budoff MJ, Min JK. Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-MDCT

Cardiac Angiography compared to myocardial perfusion imaging in individuals with no known prvious history of

coronary artery disease: A sub study of ACCURACY Trial. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S30.

268. Nabavi V, Saeed A, Hajsedeghi F, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Association of the extent of perceived mental

stress and the extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by computed tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo

2009;3:S37-S38.

269. Saeed A, Hamirani Y, Isma’eel H, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Determination of differences in calcium progression

in native vessels in patients with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) vs. non-CABG patients. J Cardiovasc

Comput Tomo 2009;3:S38.

270. Hamirani Y, Zeb I, Raina S, Isma’eel H, Kadakia J, Nair S, Budoff MJ. Is Pericardial or intrathoracic fat

associated with obstructive coronary artery disease and predicts outcomes. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo

2009;3:S48.

271. Drury P, Lim W, Hamirani Y, Budoff MJ. Comparison of 64-slice cardiac computed tomography,

myocardial perfusion imaging and echocardiography for the assessment of left ventricular ejection fraction. J

Cardiovasc Comput Tomo 2009;3:S51.

272. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hadsadeghi F, Bansal R, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Coronary distensibility index

measured by multi-detector computed tomography: validation and accuracy. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomo

2009;3:S52.

273. Gopal A, Gopal D, Avila A, Culica D, Bowers B, Dewey T, Brinkman W, Mack MJ, Brown DL, Budoff

MJ, Shavelle DM, Jutzy KR. Pre-procedural assessment by noncontrast cardiovascular computed tomography for

transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis and renal insufficiency. Am J

Cardiol 2009;104:51D-52D.

274. Gopal A, Gopal D, Avila A, Culica D, Bowers B, Dewey T, Brinkman W, Mack MJ, Brown DL, Budoff

MJ, Shavelle DM, Jutzy KR. Preferential pattern of aortic calcification in severe aortic stenosis identified by

cardiovascular computed tomography – implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Am J Cardiol

2009;104:52D.

275. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Babaei H, Azmoon S, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Mortality incidence of patients

with non-obstructive coronary artery disease assessed by CT angiography. Am J Cardiol 2009;104:65D-66D.

276. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Saeed A, Hajsadeghi F, Levenstein S, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Association of the

mental stress, physical inactivity and the significant subclinical atherosclerosis measured as coronary artery

calcium. Am J Cardiol 2009;104:71D.

277. Blaha MJ, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Agatston A, O’leary DH, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Association between obesity, hsCRP>2 and Subclinical Atherosclerosis-Implications for the JUPITER Trial:

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation 2009;120:S542.

278. Nabavi V, Saeed A, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Sourayanezhad S, Mendoza H, Ebrahimi R, Ahmdi A,

Levenstein S, Budoff MJ. Association of the extent of perceived mental stress and physical inactivity, and the

extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by computed tomography. Circulation 2009;120:S494.

279. Ndumele CE, Blumenthal R, Lakoski S, Llyod-Jones D, Wong N, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Baseline obesity

and weight loss are associated with coronary artery calcium progression in the multi-ethnic study of

atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009; 120:S508-S509.

280. Elmariah S, Fuster V, Kronmal RA, Budoff MJ, Vogel-Claussen J, O’Brien KD, Delaney JA, Halperin JL.

Bisphosphonate use and the prevalence of coronary calcification in women: The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009;120:S538.

281. Budoff MJ, Liu ST, Chow D, Derance T, Flores F, Gebow D, Hsieh BJ, Nasir K, Ahmadi N. Cardiac CTA

versus standard of care strategies to evaluate patients with potential coronary artery disease: effect on long term

clinical outcomes. Circulation 2009;120:S316.

282. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Flores F, Nasir K, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Clinical outcome of

progression of coronary artery calcification in asymptomatic subjects: Impact of Age and Gender. Circulation

2009;120:S345.

283. Kiramijyan S, Ahmadi N, Khachatryan T, Nabavi V, Bevinal M, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Compliance with

statin therapy improves clinical outcome in diabetic and matched control subjects both with and without

progression of coronary artery calcification. Circulation 2009;120:S344.

284. Min JK, Gilmore A, Lin FY, Budoff MJ, O’Day K. Cost-effectiveness of coronary computed tomography

angiography versus myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging for the evaluation of patients with chest pain and no

known coronary artery disease. Circulation 2009;120:S318.

285. Jain A, McClelland RL, Polak JF, Shea SJ, Burke GL, Bild DE, Watson KE, Budoff MJ, Liu K, Post W,

Folsom AR, Lima JA, BluemkeDA. Imaging measures for prediction of cardiovascular events in men and

women: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009;120:S463.

286. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Kadakia J, Zeb I, Shavelle D, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Increased subclinical

atherosclerosis is associated with impaired aortic and coronary artery distensibility. Circulation 2009;120:S342.

287. Ahmadi N, Babaei H, Nabavi V, Bevinal M, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Mortality incidence of patients with

non-obstructive coronary artery disease assessed by CT angiography. Circulation 2009;120:S316.

288. Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, O’leary DH, Hoffman U, Wasserman B, Szklo M, Burke G, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.

Relationship between carotid intima media thickness and coronary artery calcium progression in the Multi-ethnic

study of atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009;120:S343.

289. Kadakia J, Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Isma’eel H, Budoff MJ. Relationship of extrapericardial fat with

coronary atherosclerosis on multi-row detector cardiac computed tomography. Circulation 2009;120:S345-S346.

290. Sharma K, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Al-Mallah MH, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Carr J, O’leary Lima

JA, Szklo M, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Relationship of premature family history of coronary heart disease with

coronary artery calcium progression in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Circulation 2009;120:S537-

S538.

291. Malik S, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Blumenthal RS, Bertoni A, Nasir K, Szklo M, Barr G, Wong ND. Utility of

coronary artery calcium in identifying whether metabolic syndrome and diabetes are coronary heart disease risk

equivalents. Circulation 2009;120:S547.

292. Budoff MJ, Ahmadi N, Yen AA, Hecht H, Naghavi M. Vascular dysfunction measured by digital thermal

monitoring strongly correlates with the extent of coronary artery disease diagnosed by 64 slice multidetector

computed tomography. Circulation 2009;120:S343.

293. Arnold B, Budoff MJ, Mao S, Xiang P, Child J. Current MDCT Coronary Calcium Scoring Methods Fail to

Detect Small Calcifications. RSNA, Radiology 2009.

294. Elmariah S, Fuster V, Halperin JL, O'Brien KD, Delaney JA, Kronmal RA, Budoff MJ, Bluemke D,

Valentin J. Relationship Between Left Vetnricular Mass and Aortic Valve Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study

of Atherosclerosis. AFMR Eastern Regional meeting, Washington DC, April 2010.

295. Elmariah S, Fuster V, Halperin JL, O'Brien KD, Delaney JA, Kronmal RA, Budoff MJ, Bluemke D, Vogel-

Claussen J. Bisphosphonate use and the Prevalence of cardiovascular calcification in women: The Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. AFMR Eastern Regional meeting, Washington DC, April 2010.

296. McAuley P, Hsu FC, Carr JJ, Budoff M, Szklo M, Sharrett RA, Ding J. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,

pericardial adipose tissue, and insulin resistance: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). AHA

Epidemiology 2010.

297. Choi TY, Nasir K, Zeb I, Mao SS, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Relationship of CAC scores with Coronary Plaque

Burden and Morphology with Aging. Circulation ATVB, San Francisco 2010.

298. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Patel A, Ahmadi N, Choi T, Yamada G, Budoff MJ. Accuracy of Nonenhanced

Cardiac Computed Tomography to detect myocardial infarcts. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A72.

299. Hamirani YS, Avanes E, Kadakia J, Nasir K, Amish Patel A, Budoff MJ Association of Coronary Artery

diameter on Non Contrast Cardiac Computed Tomography with Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and traditional

risk factors. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

300. Messenger BS, Hamirani Y, Zeb I, Budoff MJ. Combination of Coronary Artery Calcium and

Coronary CT Angiography for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol

2010;55;

301. Ahmadi N, Mirshkarlo HB, Hajsadeghi F, Budoff MJ, Ebrahimi R. Coronary Atherosclerosis,

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Mortality incidence. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55;

302. Budoff MJ, Hokanson JE, Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Kinney GL, Chow D, DeMoss D, Nuguri V,

Nabavi V, Ratakonda R, Berman DS, Raggi P Coronary Calcium Progression Predicts All Cause Mortality. J

Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55;

303. Zeb I, Khachatryan T, Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Nishihara K, Raina S, Mao SS, Ahmadi N,

Budoff MJ. Correlation of Coronary Artery Calcium Progression with Progression of Coronary Artery

Stenosis on Cardiac Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

304. Rana JS, Gransar H, Shaw LJ, Wong ND, Raggi P, Min J, Callister TQ, Budoff MJ, Berman DS.

Diabetes Mellitus, Coronary Artery Calcification and All- Cause Mortality among Asymptomatic Men and

Women. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

305. Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Ahmadi N, Min J, Lin F, Budoff M. Diagnostic Accuracy of 64 slice

Multidetector Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in

Persons with Diabetes as Compared with Non-Diabetics. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

306. Masud A, Feuchtner G, Jodocy D, Friedrich G, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K. Do Gender

Differences in Atherosclerotic plaque Composition Persist with Aging? A Quantitative Non Invasive

Assessment by Coronary CT Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

307. DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, McClelland RL, Ndumele C, Lakoski

SG, Cushman M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Elucidating the Association of Framingham and

Reynolds Risk Scores with Incidence and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in the Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

308. Kesarwani M, Choi TY, Honoris L, Shavelle DM, Budoff MJ. Evaluation of Plaque Morphology

by 64- Slice Computed Tomographic Angiography Compared to Intravascular Ultrasound in Non-Occlusive

Segments of Coronary Arteries J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

309. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Mirshkarlo HB, Budoff MJ, Ebrahimi R. Gender Differences in the

Incidence of All Cause Mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

310. Sourayanezhad S, Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Oyang BL, Shahin Moshrefi S, Pathak SJ, Isma'eel H,

Ebrahimi R, Choi TY, Saeed A, Budoff MJ. Increased Pulse Wave Velocity is Associated with Coronary

Artery Calcium in Asymptomatic Individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

311. Ahmadi N, Miao C, Mao SS, Takasu J, Nasir K, Johnson C, Polak JF, Bluemke D, Hundley G,

Lima JA, Budoff MJ. Increased thickness of Aortic and Coronary Wall, and Carotid Intima Media is

Associated with Impaired Aortic Distensibility in Subjects without Coronary Artery Calcium (from the Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [MESA]). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

312. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Oyang BL, Moshrefi S, Pathak SJ, Souryanejad S, Isma'eel H, Ebrahimi

R, Budoff MJ Increased Vascular Stiffness Measured as Pulse Wave Velocity Is Associated with the

Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

313. Hacioglu Y, Gupta M, Hamirani Y, Mao SS, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Normal Values of Left

Ventricular Filling Indices by Multi-detector Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

314. LaBounty T, Kim RJ, Lin FY, Budoff MJ, Weinsaft JW, Min JK. Patient and Scan Variables

Contributing to Diagnostic Accuracy of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography As Interpreted on an

iPhone: Results from the Multicenter ACCURACY Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

315. Ahmadi N, Lakis M, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Pericardial, Thoracic and

Subcutaneous Fat Measured by Non-enhanced Computed Tomography is Associated with Coronary Artery

Calcium. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

316. Daga NA, Nasir K, Hamirani Y, Tayek J, Bach P, Budoff MJ. Prevalence and Severity of

Atherosclerosis in Young Persons With Diabetes. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A78.

317. Min J, Edwardes M, Lin FY, Labounty TM, Koduru N, Weinsaft JW, Choi JW, Delago A, Shaw

LJ, Berman DS, Budoff MJ. Relationship of Coronary Artery Plaque Composition to Coronary Artery

Stenosis Severity: Results from the Prospective Multicenter ACCURACY Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

318. Elmariah S, O'Brien KD, Budoff MJ, Bluemke DA, Delaney JA, Fuster V, Kronmal RA,

Halperin JL. Relationships Between Left Ventricular Mass and Aortic Valve Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

319. Kanjanauthai S, Nasir K, Ronit Katz, Rivera JJ, Takasu J, Blumenthal RS, Eng J, Budoff MJ.

Relationships of Mitral Annular Calcification to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Multiethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

320. Gupta M, Ahmadi N, Messenger B, Min J, Lin F, Budoff MJ. Role of 64 slice Multidetector

Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Evaluation of Coronary Artery Stenosis in Patients with

no Coronary Calcium. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

321. Patel N, Pal RS, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Utility of Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography

to Exclude Clinically Significant Obstructive Disease in Patients After Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. J Am

Coll Cardiol 2010;55:

322. Ding J, Hsu FC, Szklo M, Budoff MJ, Carr JJ, Wagenknecht L, Harris TB, Allison M, Bowden

D, Criqui MH. Fatty Liver and Development of Type 2 Diabetes: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(MESA). Obesity Society’s 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego, CA.

323. Bholat T, Nasir K, Kiramijyan S, Kuo A, Pirouz S, Budoff MJ. Impact of Family History of

CHD and Progression of Calcified Coronary Plaque. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S4.

324. Shantouf R, Ahmadi N, Iqbal S, Zeb I, Noori N, Flores F, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ.

Absolute Annual Change in Coronary Artery Calcium Among Hemodialysis Subjects. J Cardiovasc Comput

Tomog 2010:4,S4.

325. Pirouz S, Nasir K, Bholat T, Kiramijyan S, Kuo A, Budoff MJ. Incidence and Progression of

Coronary Artery Calcium Score in Obese Patients with Low Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. J Cardiovasc

Comput Tomog 2010:4,S4-5.

326. Budoff MJ, Black-Shinn J, Hokanson J, Nasir K, Barr RG, Lopez-Garcia C, Casaburi R.

Presence of Coronary Artery Calcium and Relation to FEV1 and COPD Status. J Cardiovasc Comput

Tomog 2010:4,S5.

327. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Baskett M, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Relation of Pulse

Wave Velocity Measured by Computed Tomography with Coronary Atherosclerosis: Validation of New

Method. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S7.

328. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Kiramijyan S, Gao Y, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Coronary Artery

Calcium and Bone Mineral Density Measured Computed Tomography: Impact of Age and Gender. J

Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S8.

329. Choi TY, Zeb I, Pagali S, Hamirani Y, Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Sourayanezhad S, Flores F,

Budoff MJ. Coronary Plaque Burden and Composition in Relation to Cardiac Risk Factors in Cardiac

Computed Tomography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S10.

330. Hovanesyan A, Nair S, Tellalian D, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Cardiac Chamber Size, Mass,

and Function Acquired by Echocardiography (Echo) and Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA). The

CONCURENT Study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S15.

331. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Hacioglu Y, Flores F, Gao Y, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Left

and Right Ventricular Dysfunction Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography is Associated with the

Severity of Coronary Artery Disease. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S16.

332. Arnold B, Budoff MJ, Xiang P, Child J, Mao SS. Automated Coronary Calcium Mass Scoring

with Patient Specific Hybrid Calibration, Dual Thresholds, 3-D (18 pt) Voxel Connectivity, and Statistical

Plaque Definitions. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S19.

333. Choi TY, Woo V, Gupta M, Sourayanezhad S, Mao SS, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Comparison of

Iodixanol 320 (Visipaque®) versus Iohexol 350 (Omnipaque®) in Imaging Quality During 64-Slice

Multidetector Computed Tomography Angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S22.

334. Mao SS, Pagali S, Hamirani Y, Chen A, Chau G, Gao Y, Budoff MJ. Left and Right Atrial

Measurements by 64 slice Multi-Detector Computed Tomography for Normal Individuals in Comparison to

Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S26.

335. Pirouz S, Nasir K, Kiramijyan S, Kuo A, Bholat T, Budoff MJ. Progression of Coronary Artery

Calcium Among 1834 Individuals with an Initial Zero Score by Electron Beam Tomography. J Cardiovasc

Comput Tomog 2010:4,S33.

336. Hacioglu Y, Gupta M, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. The Assessment of Left Ventricular Diastolic

Function by Multidetector Computed Tomography in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. J


337. Min JK, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chang

HJ, Cheng VY, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamizky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Nasir

K, Shaw LJ. Mortality Risk of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in a Propensity Score-Matched Cohort of

Non-Diabetic and Diabetic Individuals: A Prospective Multicenter Study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog

2010:4,S43.

338. Min JK, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chang

HJ, Cheng VY, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamizky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Nasir

K, Shaw LJ. Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography for the Prediction of Mortality: A Prospective

Multicenter Study of 10,596 Patients. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S43.

339. Khan A, Nasir K, Faisal K, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Saghir A, Clouse ME. Influence of Image

Acquisition on Radiation Dose and Image Quality: Complete vs Narrow Phase Window Acquisition Using

320 MDCT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S50.

340. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ, Backlund JY, Cleary P, Bluemke D, Lima JAC, DCCT/EDIC

Research Group. Accuracy of Non-enhanced Cardiac Computed Tomography to Detect Myocardial Infarcts

Defined by Cardiac MRI in DCCT/EDIC (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial / Epidemiology of

Diabetes Interventions and Complications). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S57.

341. Hamirani Y, Nasir K, Blumenthal R, Takasu J, Shavelle D, Kronmal R, Budoff MJ. Relationship

of Mitral Annulus Calcification and Coronary Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

(MESA). J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S58.

342. Budoff MJ, Gupta M, Hacioglu Y, Gao Y, Flores F, Chen A, Chen L, Mao SS. Assessment of

Changes in Left Ventricular Mass Along with Left Ventricular Systolic Function by CT Angiography. J


343. Khosa F, Khan A, Clouse ME, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Nasir K. Radiation Exposure for

Coronary Artery Calcium Score at Prospective 320-Slice MDCT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S63.

344. Zeb I, Pagali S,Patel A, Ahmadi N, Karnwal S, Dixit S, Budoff MJ. Comparison of Epicardial

and Intrathoracic Adipose Tissue Measurements Using Non-Contrast- and Contrast Enhanced Computed

Tomography Scans. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S64.

345. Zeb I, Patel A, Pagali S, Hamirani Y, Elamir S, Madaj P, Dixit S, Budoff MJ. Association of

Epicardial, Pericardial and Intrathoracic Adipose Tissue to Coronary Artery Disease. J Cardiovasc Comput

Tomog 2010:4,S65.

346. Kuo A, Nasir K, Bholat T, Kiramijyan S, Pirouz S, Budoff MJ. Gender Differences in Coronary

Artery Calcium Progression with Aging. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomog 2010:4,S78.

347. Min JK, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Calllister TQ, Chang

HJ, Cheng V, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Nasir

K, Shaw LJ. Mortality Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in a Propensity Score-Matched Cohort of Diabetic

and Non-Diabetic Individuals Undergoing 64-Detector Row Coronary CT Angiography: Results from 17,241

Patients in the Prospective Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for

Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). Circulation 2010:122;A14571

348. Ahmadi N, Mao SS, Hajsadeghi F, Arnold B, Kiramijyan S, Gao Y, Flores F, Budoff M.

Coronary Artery Calcium and Bone Mineral Density Measured Computed Tomography: Impact of Age,

Gender and Ethnicity. Circulation 2010:122;A19998

349. Cheng V, Berman DS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Calllister TQ,

Chang HJ, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Min JK,

Nasir K, Shaw LJ. Marked Overestimation of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Probability by the

Diamond-Forrester Classification in Sympomatic Patients Undergoing Coronary CT Angiography: Results

from the Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiograph Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes:

An International Multicenter Registry). Circulation 2010: 122;A12152

350. Graham G, Budoff MJ, Rivera J, Wong N, Franklin S, Psaty B, Blumenthal R, Nasir K.

Relationship of blood pressure with coronary artery calcium progression in the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010: 122;A11362

351. Ahmadi N, Yang E, Hajsadeghi F, Mirshkarlo HB, Budoff MJ, Shavelle D, Ebrahimi R.

Imparied segmental coronary artery distensibility is associated with vulnerable plaque composition measured

by virtual histology intravascular ultrasound. Circulation 2010:122;A19162

352. Choi TY, Ahmadi N, Sourayaneshad S, Zeb I, Budoff MJ. Epicardial and pericardial

adipose tissue are correlated with vascular stiffness measured as pulse wave velocity. Circulation

2010:122;A19822

353. McElvoy JW, Blaha MJ, Rivera JJ, Khan AN, Shaw LS, Berman DS, Raggi P, Min JK,

Callister TQ, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir KN. Cigarette smoking associated with

increased all-cause mortality in individuals across the whole spectrum of coronary atherosclerosis.

Circulation 2010:122;A18349

354. Nasir K, Rubin J, Shaw LJ, Blaha MJ, Khan AN, Rivera JJ, Berman D, Raggi P,

Callister T, Rumberger J, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Interaction of coronary artery calcification and

increased burden of Traditional Risk Factors on all cause mortality. Circulation 2010: 122;A18506

355. Min JK, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Calllister

TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin

FY, Nasir K, Shaw LJ. Prognostic Value of 64-detector row coronary CT angiography for the prediction of

all-cause mortality: results from 21,062 patients in the prospective multinational CONFIRM Registry

(Coronary CT Angiography for Clinical Outcomes: An international multicenter registry). Circulation

2010:122;A14581

356. Qadir S, McEvoy J, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Khan A, Shaw LJ, Min J, Berman

DS, Raggi P, Rumberger JA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Escalating risk of all cause mortality in asymptomatic

individuals with very high coronary artery calcium scores: is a severely elevated coronary artery calcium

threshold of 1000 severe enough? Circulation 2010:122;A18513

357. Hadamitzky M, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chow B, Delago A, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Min JK, Nasir K,

Shaw LJ. What is the optimal prognostic method for scoring coronary artery disease on a CT Angiogram?

Results from the Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical

Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). Circulation 2010:122;A12199

358. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Post WS, Shaw LJ, Malik S, Hoffman U, Bluemke DA, Sheuner

MT, Wong ND, Kronmal R, Blumenthal RS. Value of coronary artery calcium and carotid IMT in predicting

cardiovascular disease events among individuals with family history of heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study

of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010:122;A18549

359. Naser A, Rathod A, Zughaib H, Hazjsadeghi F, Shantouf R, Kalantar-Zadeh K,

Ebrahimi R, Mao SS, Budoff M. Lower levels of bone mineral density is associated with the severity of

coronary artery calcium in maintenance hemodialysis patients. Circulation 2010:122;A20832

360. Cheng V, Berman DS, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Calllister TQ,

Chang HJ, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Min JK,

Nasir K, Shaw LJ. Framingham Risk Score predicts probability of significant coronary artery stenosis in

stable symptomatic patients: Results from the Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiograph

Evaluation For Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). Circulation 2010:122;A12100

361. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Defilippis AP, Rivera JJ, Blankstein R, O’Leary DH, Lima J,

Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Association between hsCRP>2, coronary artery calcium and adverse events –

implications for the JUPITER population: Multi-Center Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010:

122;A12825

362. Rubin J, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Shaw LJ, Blankstein R, Al-Mallah MH, Carr

J, Lloyd-Jones DM, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. The relationship between resting heart rate and incidence and

progression of coronary artery calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation

2010:122;A12611

363. Nasir K, Rivera JJ, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Left ventricle area on non-

contrast CT predicts cardiovascular events above and beyond coronary artery calcium scores: The Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010:122;A18797

364. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Rivera JJ, Santos RD, Khan AN, Shaw LJ, Min JK, Berman DS,

Raggi P, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Aortic valve calcification on cardiac computed tomography and all cause

mortality. Circulation 2010: 122;A16304

365. Elmariah S, Delaney JAC, Bluemke DA, Budoff MJ, O’Brien KD, Fuster V, Kronmal

RA, Halperin JL. Increased left ventricular mass predicts incident aortic and mitral valve calcification: The

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010:122;A15601.

366. Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Sourayanezhad S, Moshrefi S, Flores F, Pathak S, Ebrahimi R,

Budoff MJ. Increased pulse wave velocity is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery

disease. Circulation 2010:

367. Ahmadi N, Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Flores F, Hajsadeghi F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ.

Aged garlic extract supplemented with B Vitamins, Folic Acid and L-Arginine reduce the progression of

adipose tissue and coronary artery calcium. Circulation 2010: 122;A20824

368. Lakoski SG, Delaney JA, Allison MA, Cushman M, Vaidya D, Blumenthal RS, Burke

G, Wong ND, Budoff MJ, Criqui MH. Predictors of abdominal aortic calcium incidence: the Multi-Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation 2010:122;A11163

369. Tison GH, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Rivera JJ, Bertoni AG, Wong ND,

Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Cardiovascular risk factors attenuate the relationship between insulin resistance

and development of extracoronary calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation

2010: 122;A12813

370. Donohue KM, Hoffman E, Baumhauer H, Guo J, Budoff M, Austin JHM, Mcallister D, Kalhan

R, Kawut S, Tracy R, Barr RG. Tobacco smoking and wall thickness at CT scan in a multi-ethnic cohort: The

MESA Lung Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society

meeting, May, 2011.

371. Shah A, Mathur D, Budoff MJ, Kanaya AM. Adipokines and Body Composition in South

Asians:The Metabolic syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study.

Endocrine Society 93rd

meeting, Boston MA. ENDO 2011:

372. Gupta M, Jug B, Papazian J, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff MJ. Diagnostic Accuracy of 64-

Slice Multi-Detector Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: A large Multicenter Study. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2011; 57: 45A.

373. Ketlogetswe K, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Khan AN, Rivera JJ, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Raggi P, Min

JK, Callister TQ, Rumberger JA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Increasing Coronary Artery Calcium Is

Associated with Increased All-Cause Mortality among Asymptomatic Individuals with a Family History of

Coronary Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 43A.

374. Cheng V, Berman DS, Dunning AL, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,

Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow BJW, Delago AJ, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P,

Lin FY, Nasir K, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. Cigarette Smoking, Proximal Coronary Arterial

Plaque Composition, an Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death: A Study of Nondiabetic Men and Women

in the Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An

International Multicenter Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 43A.

375. Chang HJ, Cho I, Dunning AL, Delgado A, Chow BJ, Berman DS, Cademartiri F, Raff G,

Hausleiter J, Shaw LJ, Hadamitzky M, Budoff MJ, Al-Mallah M, Kaufmann P, Achenbach S, Villines T,

Callister TQ, Min JK. Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography in Asymptomatic Population:

Comparisons with Conventional Risk Stratification Algorithm and Calcium Scoring. J Am Coll Cardiol

2011; 57: 43A.

376. Min JK, Dunning AL, Lin FY, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ,

Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chow BJW, Delago AJ, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P,

Nasir K, Pencina M, Shaw LJ. Relationship of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease to Mortality:

Results from 18,037 Patients with <50% Stenosis in the CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography

Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry) J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 43A.

377. Gupta M, Jug B, Papazian J, Derekhshani A, Koplik S, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff MJ.

Diagnostic Performance of Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Patients with End-Stage Renal

disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 34A.

378. Shittu A, Ahmadi N, Flores F, Nabavi V, Khan F, Khan F, Hajsadeghi F, Budoff MJ. Prevalence

and Morphology of Coronary Artery Plaque across Various Metabolic Disorders: Evaluation using Cardiac

Computed Tomography Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 49A.

379. LaBounty T, Gomez M, Dunning AM, Lin FY, Delago A, Chow JW, Berman DS, Cadermartiri

F, Raff G, Chang HJ, Hausleiter J, Shaw LJ, Hadamitzky, Budoff MJ, Al-Mallah M, Kaufmann P,

Achenbach S, Villines T, Callister T, Min JK. Increased Body Mass Index Is Associated with Greater

Prevalence, Extent and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 49A.

380. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Choi TY, Flores F, Munoz S, Ebrahimi R, Budoff M, Karpouzas G.

Relation of Pulse Wave Velocity Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography with Vulnerable

Characteristics of Coronary Plaque Composition among Patients with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis. J

Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 49A.

381. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Impaired Coronary

Distensibility Is Associated with Vulnerable Characteristics of Coronary Plaque Composition and Mortality. J


382. Lin F, Chinnaiyan K, Dunning AM, Shaw LJ, Achenbach, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff

MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chow BJW, Delago AJ, Hausleiter J, Hadamitzky M,

Kaufmann P, Raff GL, Villines T, Min JK. Gender Differences in All-Cause Death by Extent and Severity of

Coronary Artery Disease by Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography: A Matched Analysis of the

CONFIRM registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 52A.

383. Chow BJW, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Delago AJ, Dunning A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Raff G. Prognostic Value of

Cardiac CT: The Incremental Value of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction over CAD Severity: Results from

the Multinational CONFIRM Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 52A.

384. Madaj PM, Budoff MJ, Dong Li, Tayek JA, Karlsberg RP, Karpman HL. Identification of Non

Calcified Plaque in Young Diabetics: An Opportunity for Early Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery

Disease Identified With Low Dose Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;

57: 54A.

385. Choi TY, Li D, Gupta M, Kadakia J, Karpouzas G, Budoff MJ. Plaque Prevalence and Burden in

Asymptomatic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 54A.

386. Larijani VN, Hajsadegi F, Bahandari A, Baskett M, Katz M, Katz D, Flores F, Ahmadi N,

Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Impaired Coronary Distensibility, Metabolic Status and Increased Subclinical

Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 54A.

387. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Jug B, Budoff MJ. Accuracy of 64 Slice Cardiac Computed Tomography

Angiography to Detect Myocardial Infarcts. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 55A.

388. Li D, Mao SS, Hyder J, Allison M, McClelland R, de Boer IH, Carr J, Criqui M, Gao YL,

Budoff MJ. Association between Calcium Score and Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 55A.

389. Pillutla P, Li D, Ahmadi N, Budoff MJ. Coronary Artery Calcium and Cardiac Computed

Tomography in Los Angeles County Firefighters with Abnormal Stress Tests. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57:

55A.

390. Ahmadi N, Larijani NV, Hajsadeghi F, Baskett M, Bahandari A, Ramayya S, Katz D, Katz M,

Moshrefi S, Flores F, Ramin Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Accurate CardiacFunction Assessment during Timing

Bolus Phase of Computed Tomography Angiography: Validation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 57A.

391. Nasir K, Gao YL, Hamirani Y, Flores F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Inverse Relationship of Bone

Mineral Density with Coronary Artery Calcification Is Modified with Aging. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57:

58A.

392. Zeb I, Shantouf R, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Li D, Ataie F, Jing J, Mao SS, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Risk

Assessment for Coronary Artery Calcium and Hip Bone Mineral Density Among Maintenance Hemodialysis

Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

393. Zeb I, Ataie F, Shantouf R, Li D, Mao SS, Jing J, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ. Risk

Assessment for Osteoporosis and Coronary Atherosclerosis Using Coronary Artery Calcium Scans Among

Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

394. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Bahandari A, Choi A, Vincent H, Nabavi V, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ.

Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated with Coronary Artery Disease and Mortality. J Am Coll

Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

395. Rajani R, Dey D, Nakazato R, Tamarappoo B, Cheng V, Gransar H, Shmilovich H, Yuka Otaki,

Nakanishi R, Wong N, Slomka PJ, Hayes SW, Thomson L, Friedman J, Shaw L, Budoff MJ, Rozanski A,

Berman DS. Differential Effects of Epicardial Fat Volume on Coronary, Aortic Valve and Aortic

Calcification. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

396. Shittu A, Hacioglu Y, Gang E, Li D, Bhatia H, Karlsberg RP, Juan Alvergue J, Budoff MJ. Use

of Cardiac Computed Tomography in Detection (Qualitative and Quantitative) of Left Atrial Appendage

Thrombus. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

397. Tota-Maharaj R, Blaha MJ, Muse ED, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Berman DW,

Rana JS, Nasir. The Utility of Coronary Artery Calcium in Predicting Mortality at Extremes of Age:

Evaluation of an Asymptomatic Referred Cohort. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

398. Rana JS, Gransar H, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Wong ND, Nasir K, Min JK, Rozanski A, Callister TQ,

Budoff MJ, Berman DS. Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Risk Classification for Mortality Prediction for

Individuals with and without Diabetes. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

399. Shantouf RS, Ahmadi N, Iqbal S, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Flores F, Noori N, Jing J, Kovesdy CP,

Budoff MJ. Phosphate Binder Use in Hemodialysis Subjects with Coronary Artery Calcium Scores above

100. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 58A.

400. Larijani VN, Zed I, Flores F, Ahmadi N, Budoff M. Aged Garlic Extract and Coenzyme Q10

Decrease Arterial Stiffness and Retard Progression of Coronary Artery Calcium in At-Risk Fire Fighters. J


401. Hajsadeghi F, Ahmadi N, Moshrefi S, Baskett M, Nabavi V, Ismaeel H, Arnout S, Ebrahimi R,

Budoff MJ. Increased Vascular Stiffness Is Associated with the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery

Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 99A.

402. Villines TC, Hulten E, Dunning A, Shaw LJ, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff

MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister T, Chang HJ, Chow BJW, Delago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P,

Lin FY, Raff GL, Goyal M, Min. Absence of Coronary Artery Calcium Does Not Fully Exclude Obstructive

Coronary Artery Disease and Future Adverse Events among Patients Referred for Cardiac CT Angiography:

Results from 17,528 Patients in the CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical

Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 99A.

403. Otaki Y, Dey D, Cheng V, Nakanishi R, Rajani R, Shmilovitch H, Nakazato R, Hayes S,

Thomson L, Gransar H, Friedman J, Slomka P, Wong N, Rozanski A, Shaw L, Budoff MJ, Berman DS.

Change in Epicardial Fat Volume: Is It Related to the Development of New Coronary Artery Calcification? J


404. Shmilovich H, Dey D, Cheng VY, Nakazato R, Otaki Y, Nakanishi R, Rajani R, Slomka PJ,

Louise EJ Thomson EJ, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Nathan D. Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ, Rozanski A,

Berman DS. Epicardial Fat Volume Normal Limits Using Non-Contrast Enhanced Cardiac Computed

Tomography in A Healthy Population. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 55A.

405. Nakazato R, Dey D, Cheng VY, Shmilovich H, Rajani R, Ohtaki Y, Nakanishi R, Slomka PJ,

Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Friedman JD, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ, Rozanski A, Berman DS.

Association between Weight Gain and Loss and Change in Epicardial Fat Burden: A 4-Year Study with

Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011; 57: 55A.

406. Lin FY, Shaw LJ, Dunning AM, Chinnaiyan K, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS,

Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VJ, Chow BJ, Delago AJ, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, Leipsic J, Maffei E, Raff GL, Villines TC, Min JK, and

CONFIRM investigators. Invasive Coronary Angiography, Revascularization, and Adverse Cardiac Events

Following CCTA: A Matched Analysis of Women and Men in the Prospective Multinational CONFIRM

Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter

Registry). Circulation. 2011;124:A13042

407. Voros S, Budoff MJ, Elashoff MR, Sehnert AJ, Lieu H, Wingrove J, Johnson A, Daniels SE,

Rosenberg S, Schwartz RS, Kraus WE, Topol EJ. Validation of a Gene Expression Test Score Using

Coronary Artery Calcium and CT-Angiography as Reference Standard for Plaque Burden and Stenosis

Evaluation. Circulation. 2011;124:A13075

408. He J, Reilly M, Yang W, Chen J, Go AS, Lash JP, Rahman M, DeFilippi C, Gadegbeku C,

Kanthety R, Tao K, Hamm L, Ojo A, Townsend R, Budoff M. Novel Risk Factors for Coronary Artery

Calcification Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: The CRIC Study. Circulation.

2011;124:A10820

409. Achenbach S, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chow BJ, DeLago A,

Dunning AM, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, Lin FY, Al-Mallah M, Nasir K,

Shaw LJ, Min JK. Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography for the Prediction of Mortality and Non-

Fatal Major Adverse Cardiac Events: Results from the Multinational CONFIRM Registry. Circulation.

2011;124:A14099

410. Al-Mallah M, Achenbach S, Berman D, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister T, Jae Chang HJ,

Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJ, Delago A, Dunning A, Gomez MJ, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP,

Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Maffei E, Min JK, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Cheng VY. Incremental Prognostic

Value of Coronary CT Angiography over Coronary Calcium Score in Symptomatic Patients with Suspected

Coronary Disease: Results from the CONFIRM Registry (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For

Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter Registry). Circulation. 2011;124:A14849

411. Wilson SR, Lin FY, Dunning AM, Maffei E, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff

MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow BJ, Delago A, Gomez MJ,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann PA, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. Prognostic Value of

Plaque Composition For the Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients Without Known

Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing 64-Detector Row Coronary CT Angiography: Results from 6,335

Patients in the Prospective Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for

Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry. Circulation. 2011;124:A14999,

412. LaBounty TM, Rana J, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow BJ, Delago A, Dunning AM, Gomez M, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC,

Berman DS, Min JK. Improvement in Discrimination and Risk Reclassification in Asymptomatic Individuals

with Diabetes by Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. Circulation. 2011;124:A15200

413. LaBounty TM, Gomez M, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,

Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan KM, Chow BJ, Delago A, Dunning AM, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, Leipsic J, Lin FY, Maffei E, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines T, Min

JK. Increased Body Mass Index is Associated with Greater Prevalence, Extent, and Severity of Coronary

Artery Disease and Increased Adverse Events. Circulation. 2011;124:A15413

414. Hulten E, Villines TC, Dunning AL, Chinnaiyan K, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman D,

Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chow BJ, Delago A, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Kaufmann PA, Labounty T, Lin FY, Maffei E, Nasir K, Raff G, Shaw L, Min JK. Coronary

Artery Disease Burden by Coronary CT Angiography Predicts Mortality and Myocardial Infarction Across

Multiple Ethnicities: Results from the CONFIRM Registry. Circulation. 2011;124:A15717

415. Min JK, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Cheng

VY, Chow BJ, Delago AJ, Dunning AM, Hadamitzky M, Leipsic J, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann PA, Lin FY,

Maffei E, Raff GL, Villines TC, Shaw LJ, Berman DS. Mortality Risk and Therapeutic Benefit of Coronary

Revascularization versus Medical Therapy in 15,223 Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease

Undergoing Coronary CT Angiography: Results from the CONFIRM Registry (COronary CT Angiography

EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter Registry). Circulation. 2011;124:A15846

416. Roy SK, Cespedes A, Li D, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Mild And Moderate Pre-dialysis Chronic

Kidney Disease Is Associated With Increased Coronary Artery Calcium. Circulation. 2011;124:A8939

417. Roy SK, Hou ZH, Lu B, Gao Y, Jiang S, Jing N, Chen X, Cong X, Budoff MJ. Matrix

Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), Myeloperoxidase (MPO), And Soluble Cd40 Ligand (sCD40L) Levels in

Patients with Non-calcified Coronary Artery Plaques Without Significant Stenosis by Coronary Computed

Tomography Angiography (CCTA). Circulation. 2011;124:A9069

418. Budoff MJ, Lopez VA, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Detrano RC, Kronmal R, Bild D, Guerci A,

Liu K, Shea S, Szlko M, Post W, Lima JA, Bertoni A, Wong ND. Progression of Coronary Calcium and

Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation.

2011;124:A10053

419. Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ,

Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Cheng V, Chow B, Delago A, Dunning A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann

P, Lin F, Maffei E, Raff G, Villines TC, Min JK. Rates and Predictors of Invasive Coronary Angiography

and Coronary Revascularization Following Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography: Results From

15,223 Patients within the CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical

Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter Registry). Circulation. 2011;124:A13475

420. Lee KB, Carr JJ, Budoff M, Polak J, Burke G, Zavodni A, Herrington D. Coronary Artery

Calcium is Associated with Stenosis Degree and Surface Irregularity of Carotid Artery: Results from the

Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2011;124:A13551

421. Chow BJ, Small GR, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman D, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F,

Callister T, Chang HJ, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K, Delago A, Dunning AM, Gomez MJ, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Karlsberg RP, Kaufmann PA, LaBounty TM, Lin FY, Maffei E, Nasir K, Pencina MJ, Raff GL,

Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. Potential Benefit of Statin Therapy in Patients with Non-Obstructive

Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation. 2011;124:A13739

422. Small GR, Yam Y, Chen L, Ahmed O, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K,

Raff GL, Villines TC, Achenbach S, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Delago A, Dunning

A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Maffei E, Min JK, Shaw LJ, Chow BJ. Anatomical

Data Defined by 64-Slice CT Angiography Predicts Prognosis of Coronary Artery by-Pass Patients More

Accurately That Clinical Risk Predictors. Circulation. 2011;124:A16715

423. Small GR, Yam Y, Chen L, Ahmed O, Al-Mallah M, Berman DS, Cheng VY, Chinnaiyan K,

Raff GL, Villines TC, Achenbach S, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Delago A, Dunning

A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin FY, Maffei E, Min JK, Shaw LJ, Chow BJ. Cigarette

Smoking: Relationship with Inflammation, Arterial Stiffness, and Subclinical Atherosclerosis. The Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2011;124:A9713

424. Mcevoy JW, Blaha MJ, Lima JA, Bluemke DA, Hundley G, Min JK, Shaw LJ, Lloyd-Jones

DM, Barr G, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Cigarette Smoking: Association Between Inflammation,

Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Events. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Circulation. 2011;124:A9726

425. Tota-Maharaj R, Blaha MJ, Blankstein R, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ, Nasir K.

Coronary Artery Calcium Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Events Even at the Extremes of Age: The Multi-

Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2011;124:A9868

426. Brener M, Budoff M, Jacobson L, Li X, Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Palella F, Kingsley LA, Witt

M, George RT, Brown T, Dobs A, Sharrett R, Post WS. Epicardial Fat is Associated with Subclinical

Coronary Atherosclerosis in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS). Circulation. 2011;124:A11309

427. Ahmadi N, Zughaib H, Patel N, Rathod A, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Mao S, Budoff

MJ. Relation of Changes in Coronary Artery Calcium, Bone Mineral Density Measured Computed

Tomography and Aged Garlic Extract. Circulation. 2011;124:A11080

428. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Hajsadeghi F, Baskett M, Fahmy M, Sanchez J, Choi A, Budoff MJ,

Ebrahimi R. Sex-Specific Cardio-Protection Against Vulnerable Plaque Composition and Coronary Vascular

Dysfunction in Responders to Statin Therapy. Circulation. 2011;124:A11069

429. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Sanchez J, Baskett M, Fahmy M, Bhandari A, Berenji G,

Budoff M, Ebrahimi R. Coronary Vascular Dysfunction, Vulnerable Plaque Composition and Response to

Statin Therapy: The role of Sex. Circulation. 2011;124:A11067

430. Ahmadi N, Mao S, Hajsadeghi F, Arnold B, Gao Y, Flores F, Bairey Merz N, Ebrahimi R, Azen

S, Budoff M. Bone Mineral Density is Inversely Related with Coronary Artery Calcification Independent of

Age, Gender and Ethnicity. Circulation. 2011;124:A11064

431. Thanassoulis G, Campbell CY, Owens DS, Smith JG, Smith AC, Peloso GM, Kerr KM, Budoff

MJ, Harris TB, Malhotra R, O'Brien KD, Allison MA, Aspelund T, Carr JJ, Criqui MH, Heckbert SR,

Hwang SJ, Kathiresan S, Liu Y, Sjogren M, Van Der Pals J, Kalsch H, Erbel R, Pechlivanis S, Rotter JI,

Sigurdsson S, Wong Q, Melander O, Gudnason V, O'Donnell CJ, Post WS. A Meta-Analysis of Genome

Wide Association Studies Identifies Novel Loci for Aortic Valvular and Mitral Annular Calcium and

Implicates LPA in the Development of Aortic Stenosis. Circulation. 2011;124:A14241

432. Blaha MJ, McEvoy B, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Sibley C, Burke G, Szklo M, Blumenthal RS,

Kronmal R, Nasir K. Comparing Zero Coronary Artery Calcium With Other Negative Risk Factors for

Coronary Heart Disease - Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2011;124:A14321

433. Blaha MJ, McEvoy B, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Sibley C, Burke G, Szklo M, Blumenthal RS,

Kronmal R, Nasir K. Impact of Coronary Artery Calcium on Coronary Heart Disease Events In Individuals at

the Extremes of Traditional Risk Factor Burden: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Circulation. 2011;124:A14517

434. Chen J, Wei P, Budoff MJ. Coronary Artery Calcification and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Analysis from the CRIC Study. ASN 2011:

Philadelphia, PA.

435. Ix J, Katz R, Budoff MJ. The Association of Fetuin-A with Coronary Artery Calcification in

Community-Living Persons: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. ASN 2011: Philadelphia, PA.

436. Roy SK, Cespedes A, Li D, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Mild Chronic Kidney Disease is associated

with Increased Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis on Multi-detector Computed Tomography Angiography. J

Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S2.

437. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Shantouf R, Jing J, Choi TY, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ. Association of

Vascular Dysfunction Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring with Coronary Artery Disease in

Hemodialysis Patients. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S3.

438. Budoff MJ, Li D, Zeb I, Kadakia J, Choi TY, Gao Y, Flores F, Chau G, Mao SS. Association of

Left Ventricular Myocardial Mass with Ejection Fraction in Patients with Myocardial Remodeling. J Cardiov


439. Gupta M, Karnwal S, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ. Prevalence of Anomalous Slit-Like Origin of Right

Coronary Artery: A Frequent Cause of Sudden Death. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S4.

440. Kanjanauthai S, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Lima JAC, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Kronmal K, Blumenthal

RS, Bluemke DA, Carr JJ, Nasir K. Relationship of Thoracic Aorta Diameter with Presence and Severity of

Thoracic Aortic Calcification – The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Cardiov Comput

Tomo 2011;5:S6.

441. Rehman A, Zeb I, Li D, Gao Y, Flores F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Reference, Values, and

Associations of Coronary Artery Diameters with Cardiac Risk Factors. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S9.

442. Busch J, Alessio A, Caldwell J, Mao SS, Kadakia J, Gupta M, Shuman W, Budoff MJ, Branch

K. Contrast Enhanced Myocardium on Computed Tomography Angiography Images Accurately Identifies

True Hypoperfusion. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S12.

443. Jug B, Papazian J, Lee R, Budoff MJ. Association of Lipoprotein Subfractions and Coronary

Calcifications in Individuals at Intermediate Cardiovascular Risk. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S16.

444. Roy SK, Zeb I, Kadakia J, Li D, Budoff MJ. Body Surface Area (BSA) is a Predictor of

Coronary Artery Calcium, While Body Mass Index (BMI) is Not. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S21.

445. Gupta M, Papazian J, Jug B, Li D, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff MJ. Diagnostic Accuracy of

64 Slice Multi-Detector Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography in Patients with Left Ventricular

Systolic Dysfunction. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S27.

446. Choi TY, Li D, Malpeso J, Zeb I, Budoff MJ. Ethnic Differences in Prevalence of Coronary

Plaque and its Composition J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S41.

447. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Kadakia J, Larijani V, Flores F, Terrazas R, Tiano J, Budoff MJ. Beneficial

Effect of Aged Garlic Extract Plus Coenzyme Q10 on Vascular Function, Inflammatory Markers and

Coronary Atherosclerosis. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S43.

448. Jug B, Gupta M, Papazian J, Li D, Tsang J, Bhatia H, Karlsberg R, Budoff MJ. Diagnostic

Performance of 64-slice Multi-detector Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Women. J


449. Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Zeb I, Li D, Budoff MJ. Reproducibility of Epicardial and Intra-

thoracic Adipose Tissues Measurements Using Non-Enhanced Cardiac Computed Tomography Scans. J


450. Gupta M, Kadakia J, Jug B, Budoff MJ. Non-Contrast Computed Tomography Can Accurately

Detect Chronic Myocardial Infarcts During Coronary Artery Calcification Score Acquisition. J Cardiov


451. Budoff MJ, Li D, Zeb I, Gupta M, Kadakia J, Gao Y, Flores F, Ma E, Mao SS. Detection of

Myocardial Infarction by Computerized Regional Ejection Fraction Analysis with Multidetector CT

Angiography in Coronary Artery Disease Patients. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S60.

452. Jug B, Zeb I, Shittu A, Budoff MJ. Progression of Coronary Calcium Predicts Cardiovascular

Events in Asymptomatic Individuals at Intermediate Cardiovascular Risk. J Cardiov Comput Tomo

2011;5:S72.

453. Hadamitzky M, Dunning A, Delago A, Chow BJW, Berman DS, Maffei E, Lin FY, Cademartiri

F, Raff GL, Chang HJ, Min JK, Chinnaiyan K, Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ, Gomez M, Al-Mallah M,

Kaufmann P, Achenbach S, Villines TC, Callister TQ, Cheng VY, Hausleiter J. A Novel Prognostic Score

Using Coronary CT Angiography Significantly Improves Risk Prediction beyond Standard Risk Factors. J


454. Roy SK, Cespedes A, Li D, Choi TY, Budoff MJ. Mild Chronic Kidney Disease is associated

with Increased Coronary Artery Atherosclerosis on Multi-detector Computed Tomography AngiographyJ


455. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Shantouf R, Jing J, Choi TY, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Budoff MJ. Association of

Vascular Dysfunction Measured by Digital Thermal Monitoring with Coronary Artery Disease in

Hemodialysis Patients. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S74.

456. Budoff MJ, Li D, Zeb I, Kadakia J, Choi TY, Gao Y, Flores F, Chau G, Mao SS. Association of

Left Ventricular Myocardial Mass with Ejection Fraction in Patients with Myocardial Remodeling. J Cardiov


457. Gupta M, Karnwal S, Kadakia J, Budoff MJ. Prevalence of Anomalous Slit-Like Origin of Right

Coronary Artery: A Frequent Cause of Sudden Death. J Cardiov Comput Tomo 2011;5:S74.

458. Kanjanauthai S, Budoff MJ, Takasu J, Lima JAC, Wong ND, Shaw LJ, Kronmal K, Blumenthal

RS, Bluemke DA, Carr JJ, Nasir K. Relationship of Thoracic Aorta Diameter with Presence and Severity of

Thoracic Aortic Calcification – The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). J Cardiov Comput

Tomo 2011;5:S74.

459. Cambell CA, Budoff MJ. A Genome Wide Association Study of Valvular Calcium Implicates

LPA in the Development of Aortic Stenosis. NHLBI Genomics Symposium, Wash DC Sept 2011.

460. Crane, HM, Paramsothy, P, Heckbert, SR, Budoff, MJ, Delaney, JAC, Lober, WB, Willig, JH,

Mugavero, MJ, Mathews, WC, Rodriguez, C, Moore, RD, Eron, JJ, Napravnik, S, Grunfeld, C, Saag, MS,

Kitahata, MM, for the Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS) Cohort

Secondary myocardial infarctions (MIs) are common among patients with HIV and associated with lower

prior predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk than primary events. 16th International Workshop on HIV

Observational Databases, 2012.

461. Crane H, Paramsothy P, Heckbert S, Budoff M, Willig J, Mugavero M, Mathews

C, Grunfeld

C,

Saag M, Kitahata

M, and Ctrs for AIDS Res Network of Clin Integrated Systems. Primary vs Secondary MI

Events among HIV+ Individuals: The CNICS Cohort. 19

th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic

Infections, Seattle Wash, March 2012.

462. Armah K, Justice A, Oursler K, Budoff M, Brown S, Warner A, Rodriguez-Barradas M, Baker

J, Hsue P, Freiberg M, and the VACS Project Team. The Impact of Elevated and Pre-hypertensive

Systolic Blood Pressure and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV+ and HIV

– Veterans. 19

th

Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle Wash, March 2012.

463. Palella F, Li X, Jacobson

L, Brown

T, Kingsley

L, Witt

M, Budoff

M, Dobs

A, Phair

J, Post W.

Associations between Anatomic Fat Depots with Total, Calcified, Non-Calcified, and Mixed Coronary

Plaque: MACS. 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle Wash, March 2012.

464. Ketlogetswe K, Jacobson L, Li

X, Palella

F, Kingsley

L, Witt

M, George

R, Margolick J, Budoff

M, Post W, and the Multictr AIDS Cohort Study. Higher Levels of Interleukin-6 and Soluble TNF-

Receptor I Are Associated with Increased Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque: MACS. 19th Conference on

Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle Wash, March 2012.

465. Post W, Jacobson L, Li

X, Palella

F, Kingsley

L, Witt

M, George

R, Brown

T, Dobs

A, Budoff

M,

and the Multictr AIDS Cohort Study. HIV Infection Is Associated with Greater Amounts of Non-Calcified

Coronary Artery Plaque: MACS. 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle

Wash, March 2012.

466. Li D, Mao S, Flores F, Budoff MJ. Dual Standard Reference Values Of Left Ventricular

Volumetric Parameters By Cardiac Ct Angiography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A334.

467. Nakazato R, Berman D, Achenbach S, Al–Mallah M, Budoff M, Cademartiri F, Callister T,

Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, DeLago A, Dunning A, Feuchtner G, Gomez M, Gransar H, Hadamitzky

M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin F, Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, LaBounty T, Min J. Relationship Between

Low- and High-Density Lipoproteins and Coronary Plaque Composition: Results From CONFIRM

(Coronary CT Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). J Am

Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A298.

468. Nakazato R, Berman D, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff M, Cademartiri F, Callister T,

Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, DeLago A, Dunning A, Feuchtner G, Gomez M, Gransar H, Hadamitzky

M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Lin F, Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, LaBounty T, Min J. Effect of Statins on

Coronary Artery Plaque Composition: Results From CONFIRM (Coronary Computed Tomographic

Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A298.

469. Ahmadi N, Miao C, Mao S, Nasir K, Johnson C, Polak JF, Bluemke D, Hundley G, Lima JA,

Budoff M. Impaired Aortic Distensibility as well as Increased thickness of Aortic and Coronary Wall, and

Carotid Intima Media is Associated with Coronary Artery Calcium(from the Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis [MESA]). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A514.

470. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Ram RJ, Hajsadeghi F, Baskett M, Flores F, Budoff MJ, Ebrahimi R.

Coronary Vascular Dysfunction is Associated with Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Major Adverse

Cardiovascular Events. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A515.

471. Harkness J, Blaha M, Blankstein R, Lima J, Budoff M, Rivera J, Agatston A, Blumenthal R,

Nasir K. Distribution and Burden of Coronary Artery Calcium as Predictors of Surgical and Percutaneous

Revascularization: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A348.

472. Feringa H, Blaha M, Blankstein R, Rivera J, Budoff M, Shaw L, Raggi P, Berman D, Callister T,

Agatston A, Blumenthal R, Krumholz H, Nasir K. Derivation And Validation Of A Risk Model To Predict

The Presence And Extent Of Coronary Artery Calcification In Asymptomatic Individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A355.

473. Budoff MJ, Möhlenkamp S, McClelland R, Delaney J, Bauer M, Jockel HK, Kalsch H, Kronmal

R, Nasir K, Moebus S, Erbel R. A Comparison of Outcomes with Coronary Artery Calcium in Unselected

Populations: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study (HNR). J

Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A336.

474. Nakanishi R, Gransar H, Berman DS, Cheng V, Dey D, LaBounty T, Lin F, Achenbach S, Al-

Mallah M, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister T, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, Delago A, Hadamitzky M,

Hausleiter J, Raff G, Villines T, Shaw LJ, Dunning A, Min JK. Does Noncalcified Plaque Improve the

Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Coronary CT Angiography? A Study of Propensity-Matched Individuals

with Similar Coronary Calcium Scores from the Prospective Multicenter International CONFIRM Registry. J

Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A336.

475. LaBounty TM, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Berman D, Budoff M, Cademartiri F, Callister T,

Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, DeLago A, Dunning A, Gomez M, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Lin F, Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, Min J. Hypertensive Individuals Have an Increased

Prevalence of Coronary Artery Disease and Risk of Adverse Events: A Comparison of 15,091 Individuals

from CONFIRM (Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An

International Multicenter Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A336.

476. Tison GH, Blaha M, Nasir K, Blumenthal R, Szklo M, Ding J, Budoff M. The Association of

Anthropometric Obesity Measures with CT-measured Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Multi- Ethnic

Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A419.

477. Elmariah S, Budoff M, Delaney JAC, Nasir K, Hamirani Y, Kronmal R, Fuster V, Halperin J,

O'Brien K. Risk Factors for Progression of Mitral Annulus Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A492.

478. Achenbach S, Dunning A, Berman D, Budoff M, Callister T, Chang HJ, Cheng V, DeLago A,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Karlsberg R, Kaufmann P, Lin F, Al-Mallah M, Nasir K, Shaw L, Villines T,

Min J. Asymptomatic Individuals with Non-Calcified Plaque Alone by Coronary CT Angiography:

Association to Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors and Prognostic Implications For Patients in the

Prospective Multicenter International CONFIRM registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A325.

479. Hulten E, Villines T, Berman D, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff M,

Cademartiri F, Callister T, Chang HJ, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, Cury R, DeLago A, Feuchtner G,

Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P, Kim YJ, Lin F, Raff G, LaBounty T, Shaw L, Min JK. Calcium

Score, Coronary Artery Disease Extent and Severity, and Clinical Outcomes among Low Framingham Risk

Patients with Low versus High Lifetime Risk: Results from the CONFIRM Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A326.

480. Otaki Y, LaBounty T, Dunning A, Gransar H, Lin F, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff M,

Cademartiri F, Cheng V, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJW, DeLago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P,

Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, Berman D, Min J. Young Patients With a Family History of Coronary Artery

Disease Have Higher Prevalence, Increased Severity, and Worse Prognosis of Coronary Atherosclerosis:

Results from 6308 Patients in the Prospective Multinational CONFIRM Registry (Coronary CT Angiography

Evaluation for Clinical Outcomes: An International Multicenter Registry). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A326.

481. Arsanjani R, LaBounty T, Gransar H, Cheng V, Dunning A, Lin F, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M,

Budoff M, Cademartiri F, Callister T, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, DeLago A, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,

Kaufmann P, Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, Berman D, Min J. Degree of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

by Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography Improves Risk Stratification and Discrimination of Patients

At Risk for Incident Mortality: Results from 7907 Patients in the Prospective Multicenter International

CONFIRM Study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A326.

482. Kalia N, Li D, Budoff M. Statin Therapy Adherence After Visualizing Coronary Calcium by

Cardiac Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A291.

483. Kalia N, Li D, Budoff M. Motivational Effect on Weight Loss After Visualizing Coronary

Calcium by Cardiac Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A292.

484. Ahmadi N, Larijani VN, Hajsadeghi F, Baskett M, Fahmy M, Han L, Flores F, Ebrahimi R,

Karlsberg R, Budoff M. Increased Pulse Wave Velocity Measured By Computed Tomography Angiography

is Associated with Increased Carotid Wall Thickness and Coronary Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A292.

485. Cheng VY, Berman D, Dunning A, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Budoff M, Cademartiri F,

Callister T, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow B, DeLago B, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufmann P,

LaBounty T, Lin F, Raff G, Shaw L, Villines T, Min J. Differential Impact Of Traditional Risk Factors For

Predicting The Probability Of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease In Men And Women With Chest Pain:

Results From The Multinational CONFIRM Registry Contributions. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A327.

486. Li D, Mao S, Zeb I, Honoris L, Malpeso J, Flores F, Budoff M. Association of Left Ventricular

Myocardial Mass with Vessel Specific Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A329.

487. Honoris L, Zeb I, Buckley LC, Li D, Gao Y, Flores F, Mao S, Budoff M. Evaluation of Left

Atrial Volume and Diameter by 64-slice Multi Detector Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A295.

488. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Budoff M, Brent G, Ebrahimi R. Accurate Detection of Metabolically

Active “Brown” Adipose Tissue with Computed Tomography. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A330.

489. Hamirani YS, Nasir K, Blaha M, Katz R, Blumenthal R, Kronmal R, Budoff M. Association

between inflammatory markers and liver fat: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A330.

490. Tota-Maharaj R, Budoff MJ, Blaha MJ, Zeb I, Katz R, Blankstein R, Blumenthal R, Nasir K.

Ethnic Differences in Liver Fat on Cardiac Computed Tomography Scans: The Multi-Ethnic Study of

Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A330-1.

491. Ahmadi N, Larijani VN, Hajsadeghi F, Baskett M, Flores F, Ebrahimi R, Tsimikas S, Budoff M.

Aged Garlic Extract with Supplement Slowed the progression of metabolically active epicardial adipose

tissue, inflammation and coronary atherosclerosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol

2012:59;A331.

492. Zeb I, Ahmadi N, Kadakia J, Larijani VN, Honoris L, Flores F, Budoff M. Aged Garlic Extract

and Coenzyme Q10 Has Favorable effect on oxidative and Inflammatory Markers and Coronary

Atherosclerosis Progression. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A332.

493. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Larijani VN, Sanchez J, Baskett M, Choi A, Flores F, Budoff M,

Ebrahimi R. Increased Pulse Wave Velocity Measured by Computed Tomography Is Associated With

Coronary Atherosclerosis, and Mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A332.

494. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Moshrefi S, Budoff M, Ebrahimi R. Ioxilan Is Associated With Less

Contrast-induced Vascular Dysfunction And Improved Contrast Resolution And Patient Satisfaction As

Compared To Iodixanol: A Randomized Clinical Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2012:59;A333.

495. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Increased Aortic Stiffness Measured by

Computed Tomography Is Associated With Coronary Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Mortality. J

Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S8.

496. Dauer DJ,1 Watts JR,1 Singh Sat,1 Fineberg NS,1 Budoff MJ,2 Nath H.1 Correlation of Coronary Artery

Calcification Scoring Between Measured Agatston’s Scoring and Visual Scoring from Gated, Non Gated

High mA and Non Gated Low mA CT Scans. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S8

497. Li D,1 Rosenthal D,2 Cerilles M,1 Honoris L,1 Zeb I,1 Wu HH,3 Flores F,1 Gao Y,1 Budoff MJ.1

Reference Values of Left Ventricular Volumetric Parameters by Multi-Detector CT Angiography. J Cardiov

Comp Tomo 2012:6:S8.

498. Li D,1 Gao Y,1 Sikaria M,1 Kang C,2 Flores F,1 Budoff MJ.1 Accuracy and Precision of Phantom - less

Assessment of Thoracic Bone Mineral Density using CT Coronary Calcium Scan. J Cardiov Comp Tomo

2012:6:S9.

499. Mao SS,1 Gao Y,1 Chen L,1 Doo L,2 Liu C,1 Flores F,1 Budoff MJ.1 Impact of the CT Partial Volume

Effects for Quantitative Coronary Calcium Scan: an in-Vitro Cork Phantom Study. J Cardiov Comp Tomo

2012:6:S10.

500. Larijani VN,1 Ram R,1 McDermott D,1 Abraham J,1 Hajsadeghi F,1 Flores F,1 Ebrahimi R,2 Budoff

MJ,1 Ahmadi N.1 The Plaque Type Prevalence And Segment Plaque Score As Measured By Cardiac

Computed Tomography In Subjects With Different Metabolic Status. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S10.

501. Ngo L, Gao Y, Flores F, Ataie F, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. Increase Rate Of Diameter In Thoracic Aorta And

Pulmonary Artery In Aging Population. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S12.

502. Rehman A,1,2 Zeb I,1 Li D,1 Budoff MJ.1 Role of Coronary Artery Calcium Scans in the Detection of

Myocardial Scar and Relationship of Vessel Specific Coronary Artery Calcium to Distribution of Myocardial

Scar., J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S14.

503. Rezaeian P, Razipour A, Darabian S, Budoff MJ. Reproducibility of Bone Marrow Density

Measurements Using Non-Enhanced Cardiac Computed Tomography Scans. J Cardiov Comp Tomo

2012:6:S18.

504. Tandon K,1 Shuman W,1 Gupta M,2 Budoff MJ,2 Busey J,1 Caldwell J,1 Hamilton-Craig C,3 Branch

K.1 Prevalence of Artifacts on First Pass CT Myocardial Perfusion and Effects on Diagnostic Ability to

Detect Myocardial Infarction or Ischemia. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S19.

505. Doo L,2 Mao SS,1 Ngo L,1 Kado D,3 Gao Y,1 Budoff MJ.1 Trabecular Bone Mineral Density (tBMD),

a Novel Imaging Biomarker for Predicting Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) J Cardiov Comp Tomo

2012:6:S21.

506. Otaki Y,1 Gransar H,1 Labounty TM,1 Lin FY,2 Achenbach S,3 Al-Mallah M,5 Budoff MJ,6

Cademartiri F,7 Callister TQ,8 Chang HJ,9

Chinnaiyan K,10 Chow B,11 Delago A,12 Hadamitzky M,12 Hausleiter J,13 Kaufmann P,14 Maffei E,7

Raff GL,10 Shaw LJ,15 Villines TC,16

Dunning A,2 Berman DS,1 Min JK.1 Prognostic Value Of Coronary CTA Findings In Patients With Known

Coronary Artery Disease. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S26.

507. Ahmadi N,1,2 Nabavi V,2 Malpeso J,2 Budoff MJ.2 The Beneficial Effects of Statin Therapy on Overall

and Composition-Specific Plaque Volumes Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography. J Cardiov

Comp Tomo 2012:6:S32.

508. Chinnaiyan K,1 Boura J,1 Raff GL,1 DePetris A,1 Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M,3 Berman DS,4 Budoff

MJ,5 Cademartiri F,6 Callister TQ, Chang HJ,8 Cheng VY,4 Chow B,9 Cury RiC,10 Delago A, Dunning A,

Feuchtner G,13 Gomez M,4 Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J,14 Kaufmann P,15 Karlsberg R,16 Kim YJ,17

Leipsic JA,18 Lin FY,12 Labounty TM, Maffei E, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Min JK. Non-Obstructive Coronary

Artery Disease Confers Worsened Prognosis in Patients with Acute versus Chronic Symptoms: Results From

9678 Patients Undergoing Coronary CT Angiography in the Prospective, Multicenter, International

CONFIRM Registry. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S44.

509. Honoris L, Youssef G, Dailing C, Li D, Budoff MJ.Role of CT Angiography In Defining Coronary

Plaque Composition Across Different Age Groups. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S55.

510. Larijani VN,1 McDermott D,1 Ram R,1 Flores F,1 Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ,1 Ahmadi N. Presence of

Atherosclerotic Plaque with Vulnerable Composition in Bypassed Graft Assessed by Computed Tomographic

Angiography is Associated with Cardiovascular Mortality. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S65.

511. Youssef G, Honoris L, Li D, Dailing C, Mao SS, Budoff MJ. The Role Of Baseline Calcium Score In

Predicting Future Significant Coronary Artery Disease. J Cardiov Comp Tomo 2012:6:S66.

512. Kanaya AM, Schembri M, Srivastava S, Swapna Dave, Ritu Gupta, Yasin Patel, Kiang Liu, Budoff MJ, Herrington D, Kandula N. Association of Waist Circumference with Atherosclerosis among US South Asians: Results from the MASALA Study. Circulation. 2012;126:A11743.

513. Yeboah J, Carr JJ, James G Terry, Jingzhong Ding, Irfan Zeb, Songtao Liu, Khurram Nasir, Wendy Post, Roger S Blumenthal, Budoff MJ. Computed Tomography Derived Cardiovascular Risk Markers, Incident Cardiovascular Events and All- Cause Mortality In Adults Free of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease. The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A9536.

514. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Muntendam P, Garcia MJ, Nordestgaard B, Falk E, Fuster V. BioImage Study: Combined Use of Novel Biomarker Panel (CardioSCORE) and Computed Tomography Coronary Calcium Scores in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events. Circulation. 2012;126:A15042.

515. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Muntendam P, Nordestgaard BG, Falk E, Fuster V. BioImage Study: Novel Biomarker Panel (CardioSCORE) for the Prediction of First Major Cardiovascular Events across the Full Range of Framingham Risk Scores. Circulation. 2012;126:A15047.

516. Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Joshi P, Whelton S, Zeb I, Rumberger J, Al-Mallah M, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Number of Vessels with Coronary Artery Calcium and Improved Prediction of All-Cause Mortality. Circulation. 2012;126:A16803.

517. Arsanjani R, Labounty T, Cheng VY, Fay Y Lin, Stephen Achenbach, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Budoff MJ, Filippo Cademartiri, Tracy Q Callister, Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Benjamin J Chow, Augustin Delago, Martin Hadamitzky, Joerg Hausleiter, Philipp Kaufmann, Leslee J Shaw, Todd C Villines, Daniel S Berman, James K Min. Abnormal Left ventricular Volumes Identified by Computed Tomography Improves Risk Stratification and Discrimination of Patients At Risk of Increased Mortality: Results from 3706 Patients in the Prospective Multicenter International CONFIRM Study. Circulation. 2012;126:A19498

518. Youssef G, Guo M, Richard Kronmal, Robyn L McClelland, David M Shavelle, Khurram Nasir, Juan Rivera, J. Jeffrey Carr, Nathan D Wong, Budoff MJ. Risk Factors for the Development and Progression of Thoracic Aorta Calcification: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A9718.

519. Mehta NN, Matthews G, Krishnamoorthy P, Budoff MJ, Chen J, Glenn M, Go A, Jiang He, Peter A. Kanetsky, Stephen Master, Daniel J Rader, Dominic Raj, Rachana Shah, Marty Schreiber, Michael J. Fischer, Ray Townsend, John Kusek, Harvey Feldman, Andrea Foulkes, Muredach P Reilly. Higher Plasma CXCL12 Levels Predict Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events: Findings from the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study. Circulation. 2012;126:A13352.

520. Larijani VN, Hajsadeghi F, Flores F, Budoff M, Ahmadi N. Aged Garlic Extract Plus Coenzyme Q10 Significantly Reduce Perceived Mental Stress, Inflammaion and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Firefighters {per thousand}the FAITH Randomized Clinical Trial. Circulation. 2012;126:A9943

521. Silverman MG, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Roger S Blumenthal, Harlan M Krumholz, Juan J Rivera, Arthur Agatston, Wong ND, Shea S, McEvoy J, Nasir K. Coronary Artery Calcium and Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes: Implications for Primary Prevention Therapies: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A13133

522. Khazai B, Li D, Swerdloff R, Wang C, Golden S, Ouyang P, Budoff MJ. Association of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Coronary Calcification in Patients with no History of Coronary Heart Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A13802

523. Li D, Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Muntendam P, Falk E, Fuster V. BioImage Study: Elevated Uric Acid is Associated Increased Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events Independent of Burden of Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Inflammation. Circulation. 2012;126:A16702.

524. Nasir K, Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstien R, Agatston AS, Sibley CT, Shaw LJ, Blumenthal RS, Krumholz H. Eligibility for Lipid Lowering Therapy, Coronary Artery Calcification, and CHD Events - National Implications for the Appropriate Use of Preventive Pharmacotherapy: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A16758.

525. Voros S, Budoff MJ, Kraus W, Thomas G, Elashoff M, Wingrove J, Rosenberg S. Peripheral Blood Gene Expression Reflects Differences Between Coronary Artery Calcification and Stenosis as Assessed by Coronary Artery Calcium Scanning and Ct Angiogaphy. Circulation. 2012;126:A18744.

526. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Ramayya S, Fahmy M, Bhandari A, Sanchez J, Choi A, Ebrahimi R, Budoff MJ. Statin Therapy is Associated with Improvement of Osteoporosis, Adipose Tissue and Coronary Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A19553

527. Ram RJ, Larijani VN, Prabhu S, Dialing C, Ardestani A, Ram N, Ahmadi N, Ibrahim R, Pressacco J, Tardif JC, Budoff MJ. 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor VIA-2291 (Atreleuton) Intake Improves Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation. 2012;126:A9954.

528. Ram RJ, Larijani VN, Flores FR, Prabhu S, Ram N, Baskett M, Ardestani A, Ahmadi N, Gregoire J, Pressacco J, Budoff MJ, Tardif JC. 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor VIA-2291 (Atreleuton) Treatment Decreases Epicardial and Pericardial Adipose Tissue in Patients with Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation. 2012;126:A12548.

529. Zeb I, Budoff MJ, Katz R, Lloyd-Jones D, Agatston A, Blumenthal RS, Blaha M, Blankstein R, Carr JJ, Nasir K. Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is an Independent Predictor of Long-Term Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events-The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A13688.

530. DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Reed R, Jones S, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K.Association Between Liver Fat and Serum Lipoproteins: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A15140.

531. Miedema MD, Duprez DA, Misialek J, Jacobs DR, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, Silverman MG, Blankstein R, Budoff MJ, Greenland P, Folsom AR. Individualized Approach to Aspirin Therapy in Non-Diabetic Individuals Using Coronary Artery Calcium, Implications for Primary Prevention from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A16061

532. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Muntendam P, Garcia MJ, Nordestgaard BG, Sillesen H, Falk E, Fuster V. BioImage Study: Value of Novel Biomarker Panel (CardioSCORE) in Predicting Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events among those with Absence of Coronary Artery Calcification. Circulation. 2012;126:A16749.

533. Ahmadi N, Nabavi V, Ram RJ, Flores FR, Baskett M, L'Allier PL, Pressacco J, Tardif JC, Budoff MJ. 5-lipoxygenase Inhibitor Via-2291 (atreleuton) Reduces Inflammation and Coronary Necrotic Core Plaque and Improves Left Ventricular Function in Patients After an Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation. 2012;126:A19081.

534. Nasir K, Budoff MJ, Adourian A, Muntendam P, Garcia MJ, Nordestgaard BG, Sillesen H, Falk E, Fuster V. BioImage Study: Reclassification and Discrimination by Novel Biomarker Panel (CardioSCORE), Coronary Calcium Score, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness&Plaque Burden in Asymptomatic Individuals. Circulation. 2012;126:A16751.

535. Nacif M, Evrim Turkbey, Patricia Rizzi, Robyn McClelland, Diane Bild, Chia-Ying Liu, R. Graham Barr, Steven Shea, Gregory Burke, Matthew Budoff, Aaron R Folsom, Wendy S Post, John Eng, Joao A Lima, and David A Bluemke. Prevalence and Determinants of Myocardial Scar by Late Gadolinium Enhancement CMR: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A11292,

536. Martin SS, Michael J Blaha, Ron Blankstein, Donald Lloyd-Jones, Arthur Agatston, Juan J Rivera, Salim Virani, Pamela Ouyang, Steven R Jones, Roger S Blumenthal, Matthew J Budoff, Khurram Nasir. Coronary Artery Calcium Stratifies Risk Across Varying Levels of Dyslipidemia: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A12264.

537. Wong ND, Yanting Luo, Matthew Allison, Matthew Budoff, Khurram Nasir, Roger Blumenthal, Gregory Burke, Daniel O'Leary, Michael Criqui. Multisite Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Event Risk: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circulation. 2012;126:A13530.

538. Budoff MJ, Reuben Ram, Vahid Larinjani, Sachidanand Prabhu, Christopher Dailing, Nina Ram, Armand Ardestani, Naser Ahmadi, Reda Ibrahim, Jean Gregoire, Phillipe L L'Allier, Josephine Pressacco, Jean-Claude Tardif. Effect of Treatment with 5-Lipoxygenase Inhibitor VIA-2291 (Atreleuton) on Coronary Plaque Progression: A Serial CT Angiography Study. Circulation. 2012;126:A13826.

539. Zeb I, Khurram Nasir, Matthew Budoff. Coronary Computed Tomography Reduces Downstream Resource Utilization and is Cost-Effective Test Strategy for Coronary Artery Disease Assessment-A Systematic Review. Circulation. 2012;126:A15167.

540. Blaha MJ, Khurram Nasir, Jeffrey J Carr, Nathan Wong, Richard Kronmal, Wendy Post, Roger S Blumenthal, Matthew J Budoff. Improving the Coronary Artery Calcium Score - Addition of Regional Measures of Calcium Distribution: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A16795

541. Voros S, William Kraus, Matthew J Budoff, Michael Elashoff, James Wingrove, Gregory Thomas, Steven Rosenberg. Coronary Artery Plaque Burden and Stenosis by Cardiovascular CT Correlate with Peripheral Gene Expression in 614 Patients: Results from the PREDICT and COMPASS Studies. Circulation. 2012;126:A17900.

542. Ahmadi N, Vahid Nabavi, Jennifer Malpeso, Ramin Ebrahimi, Matthew Budoff. The Beneficial Effects of Statin Therapy on Total and Composition-Specific Plaque Volumes Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography. Circulation. 2012;126:A19556.

543. Hughes-Austin JM, Christina L Wassel, Jessica Jimenez, Michael H Criqui, Joachim H Ix, Laura Rasmussen-Torvik, Matthew Budoff, Nancy S Jenny, Matthew A Allison. The Effect of Body Composition on the Association Between Adiposity-Associated Inflammation and Coronary Artery and Abdominal Aortic Calcium: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Circulation. 2012;126:A15683.

544. Otaki Y, Heidi Gransar, Damini Dey,Fay Lin,Victor Cheng, Stephan Achenbach, Mouaz Al-Mallah, Budoff Matthew, Filippo Cademartiri, Tracy Q Callister, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Kavitha Chinnaiyan, Benjamin Chow, Augustin Delago, Martin Hadamitzky, Joerg Hauesleiter, Philippo Kaufmann, Erica Maeffei, LesLee Shaw, Daniel Berman, Gurdun Feuchtner, Allison Dunning, Todd Villines, James K Min. Coronary Risk Factors and Prevalence and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis in the Young. Circulation. 2012;126:A18267.

545. Bittencourt MS, Blaha M, Blankstein R, Vargas J, Budoff M, Agatston A, Blumenthal R, Nasir

K. ELIGIBILITY FOR POLYPILL THERAPY, SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS, AND

CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS – NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE

USE OF PREVENTIVE PHARMACOTHERAPY: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF

ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-

1097(13)60813-X

546. Rana JS, Pencina M, Blaha M, Blumenthal R, Agatston A, Min JK, Blankstein R, Wong ND,

Lima J, Shaw LJ, Budoff MJ, Cushman M, Berman D, Nasir K. CORONARY ARTERY

CALCIUM SCORE VERSUS A MULTIPLE BIOMARKER APPROACH FOR CORONARY

HEART DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60812-8

547. Ahmadi N, Hajsadeghi F, Nabavi V, Arora R, Budoff M. THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF

STATIN THERAPY ON EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE AND CORONARY PLAQUE

VOLUMES WITH VULNERABLE CHARACTERISTICS MEASURED BY COMPUTED

TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-

1097(13)61038-4

548. Kakadiaris IA, Almogahed B, Hecht H, Sibley C, Naghavi M, Budoff MJ. CARDIORS:

TOWARD A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTING CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS. J

Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60163-1

549. Desai CS, Ayers CA, Budoff MJ, Erbel R, Kavousi M, Khera A, Lehmann N, Liu K,

Mohlenkamp S, Ning H, Witteman J, Greenland P. IMPROVED CORONARY HEART DISEASE

RISK PREDICTION WITH CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM IN LOW-RISK WOMEN: A

META-ANALYSIS OF FOUR COHORTS. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):.

doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60995-X

550. Muse ED, Blaha MJ, Tota-Maharaj R, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Criqui MH, Cushman M,

McClelland RL, Blumenthal RS, Allison MA. THE ASSOCIATION OF HUMAN RESISTIN

AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN THE MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF

ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-

1097(13)61373-X

551. Zeb I, Katz R, Nasir K, Budoff MJ. RELATION OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER

DISEASE TO THE METABOLIC SYNDROME: THE MULTIETHNIC STUDY OF

ATHEROSCLEROSIS. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61428-X

552. Zeb I, Li D, Malpeso J, Nasir K, Dailing C, Flores F, Budoff MJ. EFFECT OF STATIN

TREATMENT ON CORONARY PLAQUE PROGRESSION: A SERIAL CT ANGIOGRAPHY

STUDY. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60814-1

553. Joshi P, Patel B, Blaha M, Berry J, Blankstein R, Budoff M, Wong N, Agatston A, Blumenthal

R, Nasir K. CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM PREDICTS INTERMEDIATE-TERM EVENTS

IN SUBJECTS WITH A LOW LIFETIME RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: THE

MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA). J Am Coll Cardiol.

2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60979-1

554. Darabian S, Nasir K, Luo Y, Wong N, Zeb I, Li D, Budoff MJ. CORONARY ARTERY

CALCIUM SCORE PREDICTS BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING

ENZYME INHIBITORS AMONG THE NORMAL EF PATIENTS: MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF

ATHEROSCLEROSIS.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60982-1

555. Zeb I, Li D, Nasir K, Mao S, Budoff M. CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM PROGRESSION

AS A STRONG PREDICTOR OF ADVERSE FUTURE CORONARY EVENTS. J Am Coll

Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60984-5

556. Park HB, Nakazato R, Budoff M, Leipsic J, Otaki Y, Berman D, Min J. ADVERSE PLAQUE

CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN NON-OBSTRUCTIVE AND INTERMEDIATE LESIONS BY

CORONARY CT ANGIOGRAPHY ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LESION-SPECIFIC ISCHEMIA

BY NONINVASIVE FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE DERIVED FROM CT: RESULTS FROM

THE PROSPECTIVE MULTICENTER DEFACTO (DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF

FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE FROM ANATOMIC CT ANGIOGRAPHY) STUDY. J Am

Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61039-6

557. Ahmad F, Kunkel K, Roy J, Tao K, Go A, Budoff M, He J, Raj DS, Ricardo A, Wright J,

Wright J, Anderson AH, Kusek JW, Lash JP, St. John Sutton M, Keane M. RACE AND LEFT

VENTRICULAR STRUCTURE IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE CHRONIC RENAL

INSUFFICIENCY COHORT (CRIC). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-

1097(13)61078-5

558. Gupta M, Ismaeel H, Waggoner J, Budoff MJ. DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF 64-SLICE

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY IN DISTINGUISHING ISCHEMIC FROM

NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):.

doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61119-5

559. Duprez D, Steffen L, Brumback LC, Sanchez O, Peralta C, Medina JC, Belalcazar A, Hannan

P, Kaufman J, Budoff MJ, Stein J, Jacobs D. ASSOCIATION OF ECG R WAVE TO RADIAL

PULSE DELAY WITH SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND RISK

FACTORS: THE MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (MESA) .J Am Coll

Cardiol. 2013;61(10_S):. doi:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)61472-2